Eamonn Dougan, the conductor of this album, is the Associate Conductor of The Sixteen and directs a series of recordings exploring Polish Baroque music.
Composer Biography
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (c.1665 - 1734) is described as 'the last great talent of the Polish Baroque era'.
Compositional Technique
Gorczycki, like his predecessor Bartłomiej Pękiel, composed with equal fluency in both the old and new styles, showing the influence of Palestrina and the Roman school in his a cappella works.
Composer Biography
Gorczycki, a composer and priest, was known for his good works and care of the poor in Kraków, where he served as Magister capellae musices at Wawel Cathedral.
Historical Context
Legend says the Hejnał mariacki tune is suddenly broken off because a bugler was struck by an arrow while warning Kraków's inhabitants of a Tartar attack in the 13th century.
Historical Context
The Hejnał mariacki, a bugle call played hourly from St Mary's Basilica in Kraków, would have been a regular part of Gorczycki's daily life and opens this recording.
Recording & Production
The album opens with the Hejnał mariacki, a traditional bugle call from Kraków with a 700-year history, played from the tower of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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