František Václav Habermann (1706-1783)
- Missa I. S. Wenceslai, opus I (1747)
Performers: Soloists and Choir 'Chorus Carolinus Kladno'; Collegium paedagogicum Praha a hosté;
Karel Procházka (conductor)
Drawing: Martin Tyroff (1704-1759) und Johann Andreas Pfeffel (1674-1748) - Prospect des so genannten
Further info: Masses–D major
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Bohemian teacher, organist and composer. Following early musical
education at the Jesuit school in Klatovy, he was sent to complete his
training in Spain and Italy. Following a brief time as organist for
various churches in Prague, in 1731 he entered the service of the Prince
of Condé, whose diplomatic missions took him to Florence. A decade
later he returned to Prague, where he directed choirs in various
monastic churches until 1773, when he accepted the post of cantor at
Eger. A versatile and facile composer, his music displays the flowing
lyrical melodies of Bohemian works. Though it has been little studied,
works consist of five oratorios, two stage works (including a Czech
pastoral), 19 Masses, six litanies, a motet, two concertos, and numerous
symphonies. In Habermann’s later works elements of the pre-Classical
and early Classical style are predominant. He was renowned among his
contemporaries for his contrapuntal writing. The most outstanding of his
pupils were Josef Myslivecek, Joannes Oehlschlägel and František Xaver
Dušek. His brothers, Antonín Habermann (1704-1787) and Karel Habermann
(1712-1766), were also organists and composers, both active in Prague.
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