This double CD brings together two of the most impressive sacred works of the 18th century, composed in different cultural and confessional contexts – yet unified by their extraordinary expressive power: Jan Dismas Zelenka's rarely performed Missa Paschalis ZWV 7 and George Frideric Händel's Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline HWV 264. In the interpretation of the ensembles Zeronove and I pizzicanti under the direction of Lukas Wanner, these works unfold their full emotional and dramatic depth.

Zelenka's Missa Paschalis, composed for Easter, is one of the most original mass settings by the Bohemian master. In contrast stands Händel's Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, a work of monumental dignity and haunting simplicity. The ensembles Zeronove and I pizzicanti approach these works with stylistic sensitivity and tonal transparency. Historically informed yet never academic, they rely on eloquent articulation, lively tempi, and clear emotional architecture.