CD 1:
Jan Dismas Zelenka:
Missa Paschalis, ZWV 7:
Kyrie – Kyrie eleison I
Christe eleison
Kyrie – Kyrie eleison II
Gloria – Gloria in excelsis Deo
Domine Deus
Qui tollis
Quoniam
Cum Sancto Spiritu
Amen
Credo – Credo in unum Deum
Et incarnatus est
Crucifixus
Et resurrexit
Amen
Sanctus
Benedictus
Osanna
Agnus Die
Dona nobis pacem

CD 2:
Georg Friedrich Handel:
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264:
Sinfonia
Chorus:
The ways of Zion do mourn
Chorus:
How are the mighty fall’n
Chorus:
She put on righteousness
Soli & Chorus:
When the ear heard her
Chorus:
How, how are the mighty fall’n
Chorus:
She deliver’d the poor that cried
Chorus:
How, how are the mighty fall’n
Soli & Chorus:
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance
Chorus:
Their bodies are buried in peace
but their name liveth evermore
Chorus:
The people will tell of their wisdom
Soli & Chorus:
They shall receive a glorious kingdom and a beautiful crown
Chorus:
The merciful goodness of the Lord

This double CD brings together two of the most impressive sacred works of the 18th century, composed in different cultural and religious contexts - yet linked by their extraordinary expressive power: Jan Dismas Zelenka's little-known Missa Paschalis ZWV 7 and George Frideric Handel's Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline HWV 264. In the interpretation of the ensembles Zeronove and I pizzicanti under the direction of Lukas Wanner, these works unfold their full emotional and dramaturgical depth. Zelenka's Missa Paschalis, composed for Easter, is one of the Bohemian master's most original mass settings. It is juxtaposed with Handel's Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, a work of monumental dignity and haunting simplicity. The ensembles Zeronove and I pizzicanti approach these works with stylistic sensitivity and tonal transparency. Historically informed but never academic, they focus on expressive articulation, lively tempi and clear emotional expression.