Back to the main page • Michael Pospisil • Ritornello • Photos • Contact (CD´s are sold by CDmusic.cz or Musica Bona) UPSIDE DOWN! or BA©CHANALISTICA Bohemian Baroque Carmina Burana Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Jan Mikusek – vocal, tympanon, xylophone, drum, tambourine, Vlado Pechacek – vocal, Baroque violin, drum, Martin Kaplan – Baroque violin, viola da braccio, vocal, Tomas Najbrt – lute, Baroque guitar, theorbo, bagpipe, hurdy-gurdy, madman-bells, vocal, Jan Basista Novotny – double-bass & bassino, flauto & flautino, vocal, Michael Pospisil – vocal, dulcian, virginal, organ positive, bagpipe, jews-harp, tambourine, madman-bells ARTA F1 0145 FELIX KADLINSKY - THE NIGHTINGALE-IN-DESPITE / ZDORO-SLAVICEK (1634/1665) The famous set of songs known as the TRUTZ-NACHTIGAL by the Jesuit Fridrich Spee von Langenfeld, completed in 1634, was to be reprinted many times in German. It was beautifully translated into Czech by the Jesuit FELIX KADLINSKY and published under the title of ZDORO-SLAVICEK, first in 1665. :||:RITORNELLO:||:  ((:FRAUCIMOR:)) directed by Michael Pospisil: Hana Blaziková – vocal, harp, drum, Katerina Dolezalova – vocal, harp, Hana Flekova – viola di gamba, Simona Holubcova – theorba, Jana Lewitova – vocal, harp, viola, Lenka Mitasova – lutes, harp, Baroque guitar Tereza Pavelkova – recorder, organ positive, vocal, Blazena Pechackova – vocal, violin, pochette, harp, Michael Pospisil – vocal, whistle-pipe, cornetto, chalumeaux, vorgan positive ARTA F1 0140 KAREL VACLAV HOLAN ROVENSKY - CAPELLA REGIA MUSICALIS (1694) Songs from a Czech famous hymn-book Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Blazena Pechackova - vocal, violin, Hana Blazikova - vocal, harp, Katerina Dolezalova - vocal, harp, Jan Mikusek - vocal, dulcimer, Marc Niubo - vocal, Radim Vondracek - vocal, Michael Pospisil - vocal, organ positive, flageolet, Stefan Sukup - flute, cornetto, Radovan Vasina - cornetto, Richard Seda - cornetto, recorder, drum, Ondrej Sokol - sackbut, Jan Klimes - dulcian, Hana Flekova - viola da gamba, Miloslav Student - archlute, viola da gamba, Jan Krejca - theorbo, Baroque guitar, Vladimir Roubal - organ, Tomas Reindl - kettle drums ARTA F1 0124 ADAM MICHNA - CHRISTMAS MASS (1654) Václav Karel Holan Rovensky / Alberik Mazak / Fridrich Bridel / Vendelin Hueber Restoration of an early baroque christmass divine service Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Jan Mikusek - soprano, alto, cantus planus, Hasan El-Dunia - alto, tenor, cantus planus, Richard Sporka - tenor, cantus planus, Michael Pospisil - bass, organ positive, cornetto, cantus planus, Milos Valent - Baroque violin, viola, Martin Kaplan - Baroque violin, Radek Vasina - cornetto, Bretislav Kotrba - sackbut, Ondrej Sokol - sackbut, Jan Klimes - dulcian, Jan Novotny - double bass, Jan Krejca - theorbo, Vladimir Roubal - organ, cantus planus Children´s choir Vox Bohemica directed by Tomas Charvat ARTA F1 0120 A-BIRDING WE WILL GO! Hunting Songs of Baroque Bohemia Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Martin Kaplan - violin, chorus; Vaclav Luks - horn, organ positive; Ondrej Michal - cello; Jan Mikusek - vocal, dulcimer, organ positive; Tomas Najbrt - Baroque guitar, theorbo, chorus; Jan Novotny - double-bass, flutes; Michael Pospisil - vocal, organ positive, string drum, Jew's harp, birdcall; Miroslav Rovensky - horn; Miloslav Student - archlute, Baroque lute, drum, finger snapping, Jew's harp, vocal. On period instruments. ARTA F1 0108 Old Czech Carols "THE NATIVITY" Czech Christmas Dances from Baroque Hymnals Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Jan Mikusek - alto, hackbrett, chamber organ; Richard Sporka - tenor, percussion; Michael Pospisil - bass, chamber organ, cornetto, chalumeux; Tomas Najbrt - lute, theorbo, Baroque guitar, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipe, vocal; Jan Novotny - double bass, Baroque harp, traverso, recorder, vocal; Marek Stryncl - cello, chamber organ, vocal; Libor Meisl - violin, vocal On period instruments. ARTA F1 0103 The CARNIVAL HAS ARRIVED / Masopust juz nastal Czech carnival folk song collection from about 1680 Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Jan Mikusek - dulcimer, vocals, Tomas Najbrt - lute, theorbo, Baroque guitar, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipe, vocals, Jan Novotny - recorder, double bass viol, drum, vocals, Michael Pospisil - vocals, cornetto, dulcian, chamber organ, drum, Vladimir Roubal - chamber organ, spinet, vocals, Marek Stryncl - violoncello, chamber organ, spinet, drum, vocals, Milos Valent - violin, viola, vocals, drum. On period instruments. ARTA F1 0085 ADAM VACLAV MICHNA (c. 1600 - 1676) The Czech Lute popular song collection (1653) by one of the outstanding musical personalities of his time Ritornello (directed by Michael Pospisil): Magdalena Pospisilová, Jana Lewitova, Petra Noskaiova, Barbora Hrobarova - vocals, Stefan Sukup, Pavel Polasek - recorders, Vaclav Navrat, Marcela Kaudelova - violins, Ingeborg Zadna - viola da gamba, Radovan Vasina - cornetto, Miloslav Student, Premysl Vacek, Jan Krejca - lutes, Michael Pospisil - vocal, chamber organ, virginal, cornett, percussion World premiere recording on period instruments! ARTA F1 0104 Back to the main page • Michael Pospisil • Ritornello • Photos • Contact