{"id":959,"date":"2024-05-02T12:07:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicke-mirth.ch\/?page_id=959"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:51:49","slug":"dragma-recordings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musicke-mirth.ch\/en\/dragma\/dragma-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The music on our triple album takes us back to royal Poland around the year 1426. Thanks to its international connections across Europe, the latest music from distant lands was performed with a wide variety of instruments and preserved for posterity in numerous manuscripts. One of these manuscripts is the Krasi\u0144ski Codex (Manuscript 52 of the Krasi\u0144ski Library, now held in the National Library of Poland in Warsaw, ms. III.8054) \u2013 the most important musical testament to this Polish and Lithuanian high culture, presented here for the first time as a complete recording.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The music on our triple album takes us back to royal Poland around the year 1426. At the heart of the realm lies Krak\u00f3w, where the royal Jagiellonian dynasty rules from Wawel Castle. It is the golden age of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, uniting the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland into one of the most powerful states in Europe. Culture flourishes, and the arts are cultivated at the royal court. Thanks to international connections across the continent, the latest music from distant lands is performed with all manner of instruments and preserved for posterity in numerous manuscripts.<\/p>

One such manuscript is the Krasi\u0144ski Codex<\/i> (Manuscript 52 of the Krasi\u0144ski Library, today held in the National Library of Poland in Warsaw, ms. III.8054) \u2013 the most important musical document of this Polish and Lithuanian high culture. During the turmoil of World War II, the collections of the Warsaw Library were deliberately set ablaze, and a significant part of Poland\u2019s cultural heritage went up in flames. The Krasi\u0144ski Codex<\/i>, however, had already been looted and taken to Germany, thus escaping destruction. After the war, the manuscript was discovered by chance in the Bavarian State Library in Munich and eventually returned to Poland. Today, it is one of the most treasured items in the Polish National Library and is stored in a fireproof vault.<\/p>

The 15th-century manuscript contains a diverse repertoire of nearly 40 polyphonic pieces. A key focus of our recording lies on works by local composers such as Nicolaus de Radom (Miko\u0142aj z Radomia), the first Polish composer known by name. In his works, he celebrates the \u201cgolden city\u201d of Krak\u00f3w and the powerful Jagiellonian dynasty. His sacred compositions also reflect some of the latest advances in compositional technique of his time. Alongside native compositions, we also present pieces that mirror the newest stylistic trends from distant Italy and France. These include enchanting Marian songs and Mass settings by Johannes Ciconia and Antonio Zachara da Teramo, works by the Parisian composer Estienne Grossin, and music by the enigmatic Magister Egardus.<\/p>

To this day, the musical treasures contained in the Krasi\u0144ski Codex<\/i> have never been fully recorded, nor is the music widely accessible or internationally known. Our complete recording seeks to change that.<\/p>

In addition, Agnieszka Budzi\u0144ska-Bennett and Marc Lewon, in collaboration with Poland\u2019s leading music publisher Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM)<\/i>, have produced a complete bilingual (Polish | English) edition of the works in modern notation, accompanied by scholarly essays \u2013 a valuable resource to complement the music heard on this recording.<\/p>

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