Sacred Selections Episode 4

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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel

Portrait of Fanny Hensel, 1842, Oil on canvas
Portrait of Fanny Hensel, 1842, Oil on canvas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Introduction: Allegro moderato
Recitative - Arioso (Alto, bass)
Chorus - Allegro
Recitative (Alto)
Recitative (soprano)
Chorus - Allegro
Aria: Allegro di molto (Tenor)
Recitative (soprano)
Mourning chorus
Chorus - recitative
Arioso - Andante con moto (Soprano)
Solo quartet
Chorus - Allegro
Recitative (soprano)
Final chorus - Allegro

Isabel Lippitz - soprano
Annemarie Fischer-Kunz - alto
Hitoshi Hatano - tenor
Thomas Thomaschke - bass

Chorus: Kolner Kurrende Chorus
Orchestra: Orchester der Kölner Kurrende
Conductor: Elke Mascha Blankenburg




François-Joseph Gossec
Te Deum a Grand Orchestre for the Federation of July 14, 1790



Vestier's Portrait of François Joseph Gossec (...
Vestier's Portrait of François Joseph Gossec (1791) features the score of Gossec's Te Deum (Musée de l'Opéra, Paris) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jill Feldman, soprano
Brigitte Lafon, mezzo-soprano
Gérard Lesne, countertenor
Howard Milner, tenor
Glenn Chambers, baritone

Chorus: Choeur national
Orchestra: Choeur et Orchestre de l'Universite de Paris-Sorbonne
Conductor: Jacques Grimbert