Zachow: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben (Easter Cantata)
This page lists our only recording of Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben (Easter Cantata), by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712) on CD & download (MP3 & FLAC).
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Zachow was active over a period of twenty-eight years and numbered among the most renowned church musicians of his epoch (J. S. Bach applied to succeed him in 1712). Just how much George Frideric Handel valued his teacher and his music is shown by his continual citing of compositions by Zachow in his own work even during his years in London.
The authorship of the two cantatas presented on this release – often ascribed to Handel – remains uncertain and has been discussed many times in musicology. One thing remains clear: both works are from Zachow’s musical circle of influence around 1700. Even if the cantatas turn out not to be by Handel, he no doubt would have known them and heard them. In this respect, this CD makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the young Handel’s Halle environment.
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Das ist das ewige Leben
Chorus: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben
Aria: Gott lob, mein Jesus lebt (Tenor)
Aria: Gott lob, nun leb' auch ich (Alto)
Chorus: Und wer da lebet und glaubet an mich
Aria: Gott lob, es hat nicht Not (Soprano 1)
Aria: Mein Glaube ist mein Schild (Bass)
Chorus: Weil du vom Tod erstanden bist
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Bei Gott ist mein Heil, meine Ehre
Sonata
Chorus: Bei Gott ist mein Heil
Aria: Meine Hoffnung steht auf Gott (Alto)
Aria: Meine Hoffnung steht auf Gott (Soprano 2)
Aria: Meine Hoffnung steht auf Gott (Bass)
Aria: Meine Hoffnung steht auf Gott (Tenor)
Chorus: Wer hofft auf Gott
George Frideric Handel: Ach Herr, mich armer Sunder
Verse 4: Ich bin vom Seufzen mude (Soprano 1, Alto)
Verse 5: Weicht, weicht, ihr Ubeltater (Tenor, Bass)
Verse 6: Ehr sei in's Himmel Throne (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
George Frideric Handel: Triumph, ihr Christen seid erfreut
Chorus: Triumph, ihr Christen seid erfreut
Aria: Weiber spart nur euren Mut (Tenor)
Chorus: Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn
Aria: Wer walzet uns den grossen Stein (Soprano 1, Soprano 2 and Alto)
Recitativo: Erschreckt nur nicht (Soprano 1)
Aria: Wollt ihr Jesum aber sehen (Soprano 1)
Aria: Wir eilen und laufen den Heiland zu schauen (Soprano 1, Soprano 2 and Alto)
Recitativo: Getrost, ich bin bei euch (Bass)
Aria: Sunde, Teufel und der Tod (Bass)
Chorus: Triumph, ihr Christen seid erfreu
July 2012
“It seems to me that their authenticity is unlikely but it is entirely understandable that the enterprising Thuringian performers have devoted efforts to reviving what might possibly be among the very few scraps of Handel's earliest attempts at composition...the ensemble of solo voices communicates the pious texts sincerely...A rewarding curiosity.”
Chorus: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben