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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712) found importance in his day as a composer of keyboard music and church cantatas, but today his name arises almost exclusively as a teacher of Handel. Although a substantial portion of Zachow’s catalogue has been lost and the remaining works are not always easy to date, one could almost use his compositions to trace the development of German church cantatas from Heinrich Schutz to J.S. Bach. The Zachow Project aims to record of all the Zachow Cantatas currently only available in archived manuscript form. All of Zachow’s extant cantatas amount to at least six CDs. Onno Verschoor (Accademia Amster dam): “An unkown composer, that’s an adventure! We believe in it, because of the universal quality of Zachow’s music.”
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren
Sonata: Allegro
Chorus (All)
Arioso (Tenor)
Aria: Allegro
Arioso
Aria (Tenor)
Arioso
Aria: Andante (Bass)
Arioso: Nachmittag
Aria (Alto)
Arioso
Aria (Tenor)
Arioso
Aria: Poco allegro
Arioso
Aria: Andante (Alto)
Chorus (All)
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe
Sonata
Coro
Aria: Vers 1 (Canto)
Aria: Vers 2 (Bass)
Aria: Vers 3 (Tenor)
Aria: Vers 4 (Alto)
Coro (ab initio)
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Preiset mit mir den Herren
Symphonia
Recitativo (Tenor)
Aria (Tenor)
Recitativo (Tenor)
Aria (Soprano)
Aria (Alto)
Aria (Bass)
Coro
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
Sonata: Adagio - Allegro
Chorus (All)
Aria (Alto, Tenor, Bass)
Aria (Canto I, II)
Arioso: Adagio e staccato (Bass)
Chorus: Vivace
Aria (Canto I, II)
Chorus
Aria (Tenor)
Aria (Alto)
Aria (Bass)
Chorus: Adagio
Aria (Bass)
Chrorus
November 2012
“This disc is definitely welcome as it pays attention to a composer whose vocal oeuvre has been unjustly neglected for too long. The performances of the solo parts may not be consistently of the highest standard, but they are good enough to demonstrate the qualities of Zachow's music.”
Sonata: Allegro
