The Prague Madrigalists (or Prague Madrigal Singers; in Czech: Pražští madrigalisté) is a Czech chamber music ensemble founded in 1956[1] as Noví pěvci madrigalů a komorní hudby (in English: New Madrigal and Chamber Music Singers) by the organist and composer Miroslav Venhoda. It was renamed to Prague Madrigalists and professionalized in 1967.[2] The ensemble focuses on performing vocal and instrumental music of the 15th - 17th century, however, occasionally they also perform music of contemporary composers. The Prague Madrigalists were a subdivision of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra up to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.[3] Their recordings were released on labels such as Supraphon.[4]

Selected discography

• Guillaume Dufay: Missae Ave regina caelorum / Ecce ancilla Domini (Supraphon, 11 0637-2)
• Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Supraphon, SU 3294-2)
• Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, Jacob Handl-Gallus: Missa quinis vocibus etc - Harmoniae morales, Missa super (Supraphon, SU 3716-2)
• František Ignác Tůma: Lytaniae Lauretanae, Partita c moll, Stabat Mater; Samuel Capricornus: Opus musicum (Matouš, MK 0801 - 2931)

References

Further reading

• Šeda, Jaroslav (1967). Pražští madrigalisté (in Czech). Prague: Edition Supraphon.
• Sýkorová, Lucie (2006). Odkaz Miroslava Venhody ve světle hudebního časopisectví. Dokumentační sonda (in Czech). Ústav hudební vědy, Filosofická fakulta, Masaryk University Brno.

External links

• Official website
• Prague Madrigal Singers at Discogs