Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, the composer, was the son of a Stadtmusikus (town musician) and related to many musicians through his mother's side.
Compositional Technique
Zachow's cantata style is characterized by its diversity, showing the evolution of the genre from solo concertos to mixed madrigal cantatas with recitatives and arias.
Composer Biography
Zachow, the composer, held the prestigious position of organist at the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle, which also involved directing music for church feast days and managing the Chorus Musicus.
Composer Biography
Zachow, the composer, received his first musical education from his father, learning to play various instruments including violin, hautboy, and organ, excelling particularly on harpsichord and organ.
Composer Biography
George Frideric Handel, the famous composer, was a pupil of Zachow in Halle from a young age, learning various instruments and counterpoint.
Compositional Technique
Zachow, the composer, is credited with preserving and advancing the contrapuntal quality of Middle German organ art, which is evident in the diversity of his chorale settings.
Instruments
The recording features the Pinchi organ Op.444, built in 2011 for the Church of San Giorgio in Rieti, Italy, which has 25 stops and 1352 pipes.
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