2014 - Patrícia Janečková - Avé Maria (V. Vavilov, attributed to G. Caccini)

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On May 17, 2014 Patrícia Janečková made her appearance in the Church of Divine Mercy in Výčapy-Opatovce (Nitra Region), Slovakia, where she was one of the participants of the gala benefit concert on the occasion of the Jubilee of Our Lady of Sorrows.

The concert was broadcasted live by LUX Televízia in Slovakia. Thank you, LUX Televízia and Mr. Stanislav Horak, a member of the organization, for providing the video recordings of this beautiful concert.

For more information on LUX Televízia, see below.
http://www.tvlux.sk/content/view/narodeninova-sutaz-tv-lux

All the tracks of the concert can also be found at the channel of the "Beneficny koncert 17.05.2014 Vycapy-Opatovce": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfJDTUBDI0z5JL1S6vaslw.

The very designation 'Caccini's Ave Maria' is one that provokes debate. Who is Caccini? And has the piece actually anything to do with him? The answer to the first question is easy: Caccini was a sixteenth-century composer, based in Florence, and a gifted singer in his own right. To answer the second question, though, is to approach something of a minefield. No one really knows who wrote this Ave Maria, mainly because the setting didn't come to light until the twentieth century. Although its presence on any classical crossover singer's album is now almost guaranteed, the piece was unknown before the 1970's. One plausible reason as to why this might be is that this Ave Maria arguably wasn't composed until then. Many argue that its creator was, in fact, one Vladimir Vavilov, a relatively unknown Russian guitarist and composer, who recorded it in 1972 and declared it to be an anonymous song. The attribution to Caccini was then supposedly made at a later date by a musician who performed with Vavilov. Whatever the truth, it's certain that this simple melody is beloved by many.

(Source: http://www.classicfm.com/composers/giulio-caccini/music/ave-maria/)

Enjoy this beautiful rendition by Patrícia and the Orchester Camerata Janáček, conducted by Rastislav Štúr, best in HD!

Patrícia Janečková (b. 1998) is a promising young Slovak soprano who lives in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. In 2011, at the age of 13, she released her first and until now only album and DVD. Her music is available as MP3 at http://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Janeckova/dp/B006E3JWYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378803038&sr=8-1&keywords=patricia+janeckova and http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lascia-chio-pianga-rinaldo/id483014398?i=483014441&ign-mpt=uo%3D4.
Please support this young talent - who is studying opera at the moment - and buy her music.

Видео 2014 - Patrícia Janečková - Avé Maria (V. Vavilov, attributed to G. Caccini) канала Amor Omnia Vincit