Jakub Jan Ryba: Concertos

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The compact disc of Ryba´s instrumental music brings, in the context of his work, a completely new perspective of his personality as a composer. Major part of his musical legacy consists of sacred music to which he devoted most of his active life. A lot of it was preserved mainly thanks to many existing transcripts that were found in various churches, on church galleries and in monasteries. His instrumental music unfortunately was not that lucky and most of it has been lost forever. The Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C was an original inspiration for the CD and remained the core of the whole dramaturgy. The Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C was first performed in spring 2019 at Jakub Jan Ryba Festival and it was followed by a discussion with the artists. It was then that the first flautist of Chamber Philharmonic L´Armonia Terrena Jaroslav Pelikán came up with an idea that the violoncello concert, especially its first movement represents a philosophical dispute among Ryba himself (solo violoncello) and his friends (number of non-thematic solo entries of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and violas) who Ryba lacked in Rožmitál. This absence of friends in his real life, or we might call it an inner pressure, probably led to writing this piece. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in D sharp consisting of two movements fits well into the dramaturgy of the CD. This piece shows Ryba in a completely different light. We meet a composer who is able to express in brief a wide rang of moods and shades of emotions in brief and who gives the listeners pure and straightforward joy in a similar way as his great idol Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart did. Let´s remember Ryba´s well-known saying:” This that comes from heart, goes right into the hearts of others.”. The contrastive mood of the two concertos then leads into a dance suite Cassation in C. Unlike the common dance suites of the time, this six-part cassation is full of esprit and intelligent humour comparable to Joseph Haydn´s music jokes.