ZOMB, František Xaver (1779-1823) - Vesperae Cassovienses

František Xaver Zomb (1779-1823) - Vesperae Cassovienses

Painting: Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765) - The Pool at Bethesda

Performers: Livia Aghοvá (soprano); Marta Bеňačkοvá (alto); Ludovit Ludhа (tenor); Peter Mіkulás (bass);

Spevácky zbor mesta Bratislavy; Statna filharmónia Kosice; Richard Zimmеr (conductor)

Further info: Zomb - Missa Brevis & Vesperae

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František Xaver Zomb

(Košice, 9 November 1779 - Košice, 20 December 1823)

Slovakian composer and teacher. Almost nothing is known about his life. He was mainly active as a regens chori, teacher and composer in his hometown. In 1819 he was appointed choirmaster at the Košice Cathedral in a post he held the rest of his life. He was also documented as music critic to the 'Allgmeine musikalische Zeitung' in Leipzig and Vienna. As a composer, he mainly focused on sacred music, among them, a collection of ten masses from 1812 and a set of Vespers.