Western religious music from different centuries. This episode features two little known 18th-century composers who worked in Central Europe: Amando Ivancic and Jan Zach.
First up is Amando Ivancic, we know very little about him. He was born in Croatia. He was a clergyman who was with the Order of Sint Paul the First Hermit. We don’t know the exact place he operated from; he lived in a monastery near Graz his final years. His music is found all throughout Europe: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and even in Belgium.
Jan Zach
The second composer, Jan Zach, was born in Northeast Bohemia and received an education as a violinist an organ player. He worked in Prague and Mainz, and he visited Italy. In 1756, he left Mainz and travelled through Europe. In his final years, he lived in the Cistercian monastery in Stams (see photo) in Tirol. He left this monastery a large part of his oeuvre.
Amando Ivancic (1727-1758)
1. Mis in C major
La Tempesta conducted by Jakub Burzyński
(CD: “Missa in C majore, Vesperae” – Dux 0358, 2008)
Jan Zach (1713-1773)
2. Missa solemnis in D minor (Komma B 11)
Katja Stuber, soprano. Susanne Langner, alto. Paul Schweinester, tenor. Sebastian Myrus, bass. Vokalensemble NovoCanto, Barocksolisten München conducted by Dorothea Seel
(CD: “Fons amoris – Stabat mater & Missa solemnis” – Musikmuseum CD13039, 2019)
Amando Ivancic
3. Laudate pueri
La Tempesta conducted by Jakub Burzyński
(CD: See no. 1)
In addition:
Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770)
4. Toccata 8va
Pier Damiano Peretti, organ
(CD: “Ricercate, Canzoni & Capricci” – Ambiente ACD-2023, 2012)
