The Czech Republic can boast of a Christmas repertoire both ample and colorful, dating from at least the Baroque era. + A notable composer then active was Josef Antonín Sehling (1710-56), who in his day was Kapellmeister of several Prague churches, including the Church of Our Lady under the Chain, where the present world premiere recording was made. + This album features pieces intended for the period from Advent to Epiphany. + Sehling’s music contains the magic of Adam Michna’s 17th c. songs yet concurrently opens upon a world familiar from Jakub Ryba’s most famous late 18thc. Christmas Mass.
