Christian Petzold (1677-1733) - Trio (F-Dur) co Violino Corno e Basso
Performers: Brucе Atwеll (horn); The St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic;
Jеffеry Mеyеr (conductor)
Further info: Baroque Music for Horn & String
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German organist and composer. Records describe him as organist at the
Dresden court in 1697. From 1703 he was organist at the Sophienkirche in
Dresden, and in 1720 he wrote a cantata for the consecration of the
Silbermann organ recently built there; it was first performed by the
Dresden Kreuzkirche choir. In 1709 he was appointed court chamber
composer and organist. Concert journeys took him to Paris in 1714, and
to Venice in 1716. He also wrote a piece for the consecration of the
Silbermann organ in Rötha, near Leipzig. His death date is usually given
as 2 July 1733, but Schaffrath’s letter of application for his post is
dated 2 June and the competition for the vacancy was held on 22 June.
Mattheson (Der vollkommene Capellmeister, 1739) described Pezold as one
of the most famous organists, and Gerber reckoned him ‘one of the most
pleasant church composers of the time’. C.H. Graun was among his pupils.
His few surviving instrumental works include three trios, two partitas
for viola d’amore, 11 fugues for organ or harpsichord, a suite and
single pieces for harpsichord, an Orgeltabulatur (two- and four-part
chorales, 1704) and a Recueil de 25 concerts pour le clavecin, dating
from 1729 (all in manuscript, D-Dlb). The works for harpsichord and
organ have a distinctive virtuoso brilliance, with much use of scale and
arpeggio figuration. A cantata, Meine Seufzer, meine Klagen (Bsb),
contains free forms, independent of the da capo scheme.
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