Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781)
- Missa Pastoralis in D | a | Canto Alto | Tenore Basso |
Violino
Primo | Violino Secundo | Flauto Traversi 2 | Clarini 2 | Tympano | Con
Organo.
Performers: Kamila Zаjičková (soprano); Piotr Olеch (alto); Marian Olszеwski
(tenor); Jaroslav Pеhаl (bass);
Musica Aеtеrna; Vox Aеtеrna; Peter
Zаjicеk (conductor)
Further info: Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781) - Sinfonie B-Dur
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Moravian composer and organist. Following training from a local organist
at Königgrätz (now Hradec Kráslové, Czech Republic), he obtained a post
in Pressburg in 1770 as organist and town Kapellmeister and where his
Singspiel Narcisse et Pierre is reported to have been performed in 1772
(as documented by the Pressburger Zeitung). In 1773 he also composed
works for the St Cecilia festivities there. Early in 1776 he was
appointed Kapellmeister and court composer to Count Joseph Batthyány,
the Archbishop (cardinal from 1778) of Hungary. He developed the
orchestra into an outstanding ensemble of over 20 musicians (including
the double bass virtuoso Johannes Matthias Sperger), in which wind
instruments seem to have been prominent; he conducted from the first
violinist’s chair and remained the head of the orchestra until his
death. As a composer, he was widely known for his good sense of thematic
contrast in his instrumental music, as well as his progressive chamber
music. His works include five operas, 10 Masses, an oratorio, 12
graduals, six motets, two hymns, 16 Marian antiphons, 18 symphonies, 12
concertos, 15 divertimentos, a serenade, four partitas, 30 string
quartets, six sextets, 20 quintets, four duets, and a large number of
dances. Some works attributed to Zimmermann may be spurious, as he has
often been confused with like-named contemporaries.
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