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Composer of the Week:The Court of Dresden

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With Donald Macleod.

In order to improve his chances of being elected king of Poland, Augustus the Strong (elector of Saxony) converted to Catholicism. But his Lutheran subjects were not required to follow the royal precedent, and two of Augustus's court composers - Johann David Heinichen and Jan Dismas Zelenka - provided music for the royal chapel.

Pisendel Sonata in C minor (Largo; Allegro) - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, director Gottfried von der Goltz

Heinichen Beatus Vir - Jorg Durmuller and Scott Weir (tenors), Musica Antiqua Koln, director Reinhard Goebel

Zelenka Lamentations for Maundy Thursday - Michael Chance (countertenor), Michael George (bass), Chandos Baroque Players

Heinichen Lamentatio I: Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae - Jorg Durmuller (tenor), Musica Antiqua Koln, director Reinhard Goebel

Zelenka Repons: Velum Templi Scissum Est (Responsoria Pro Hebdomada Santa) - Ensemble Vocal de Nantes, director Philippe Couvert

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Donald Macleod
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