Sinfonietta Cracovia - Zeidler: Nieszpory (2021)

Zeidler is a classic. Forming his sonic language in the early stages of this style, he became the creator of music illuminated by the spring sun of classicism. Thirty few of his works have survived to our times. They are only a part of the whole oeuvre, but even in this number they are an example of extraordinary craftsmanship. Sixteen of them have already been heard at the Gostyń festival. These were masses, litanies, Marian antiphons, songs and a requiem. The seventeenth work in this series is Vespers for solo voices, choir and orchestra, the notation of which has been preserved in the archives of the Gniezno Cathedral. They were made on October 5, 2019 as the main point of the festival program. And that's when this recording was made.

The MUSICA SACROMONTANA festival continues the plans of the order of the Philippines who wanted to evangelize through the broadly understood promotion of culture. It was thanks to their efforts that an excellent band was established there in the 17th century, and the most outstanding composers, led by Pelestrina, came to Gostyń. Many of them wrote works commissioned by the Congregation, fathers also filled the library with copies of works by the greatest masters.