Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow

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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
Born(1663-11-14)14 November 1663
Halle
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Organist
OrganizationsMarktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen, Halle
Market Church in Halle (Saale), seen from the Market Square
The Reichel organ in the Market Church

Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow or Zachau (14 November 1663 – 7 August 1712) was a German musician and composer of vocal and keyboard music.

Life

Zachow was born in

Weissenfels
, and his criticism on pietism.

Zachow was the teacher of

J.S. Bach
was invited as Zachow's successor.

Handel continued to use Zachow's compositions in his own works, not simply quoting, but also in terms of instrumental colour; for example the cantata Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe, which is unique in having a harp solo in the German cantata repertoire, was copied by Handel, taken to London, and may have influenced the instrumentation of Saul and Esther.

Zachow died in

Halle
at age 48.

Selected works, editions and recordings

  • Mass – Missa super chorale Christ lag in Todesbanden (1701)[4]
  • Approximately 24 cantatas survive:
Chorus ille coelitum (1698)
Confitebor tibi Domine (1701)
Danksaget dem Vater (1702)
(see also recordings below)
  • Keyboard works: Toccata C-Dur, Präludium C-Dur, Präludium F-Dur, Fuge C-Dur, Two Fugues G-Dur, Fantasia D-Dur, Capriccio d-Moll, Suite h-Moll, several organ chorales
  • Trio F-Dur für Flauto traverso, Fagott und Basso continuo

Recordings

  • Ludger Remy
    . Quintone.nl 2010
  • Easter cantatas. Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben. Bei Gott ist mein Heil, meine Ehre. Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder (attributed to Handel but probably by Zachow) Osterdialog Triumph, ihr Christen seid erfreut. Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Margaret Hunter, Christoph Dittmar, Cantus Thuringia, Capella Thuringia, dir. Bernhard Klapprott CPO 2010
  • Suite in B for harpsichord. Carole Cerasi - J.S. Bach and the Möller Manuscript - Metronome Recordings - METCD 1055

References

  1. ^ a b Zachow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  2. ^ Stanley Sadie, Anthony Hicks: Handel: tercentenary collection
  3. ^ Marcel Bijlo (2010) Zachow and his cantatas in libretto of Quintone recording.
  4. YouTube

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