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I.
Hymn for alto, chorus & orchestra or organ in E flat major, Op. 96
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Hymne: Lass, o Herr, mich Hilfe finden
Nicol Matt 4:21
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Choral: Deines Kind's Gebet erhöre
Nicol Matt 1:46
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Herr, wir trau'n auf deine Güte
Nicol Matt 3:35
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Fuga: Lasst sein heilig Lob uns singen
Nicol Matt 3:47
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Hear My Prayer ("O for the wings of a dove"), hymn for soprano, chorus & organ or orchestra in G major
Nicol Matt 10:44
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Kyrie for chorus & orchestra in D minor
Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 73
1. Coro
2. Coro
3. Soprano solo e Coro
4. Quartetto
5. Coro
6. Coro
7. Soprano Solo
8. Soli e Coro
9. Ecce panis
Tu es Petrus, for 5 voices & orchestra in A major, Op. 111
II.
Felix Mendelssohn - Choral Works - Hora Est - Te Deum - Ave Maria
1 Hora est, for 16 voices & organ in G minor/A major
2 Te Deum for soloists, chorus & organ in A major (Morning Service)
3 Ave Maria, sacred piece for soloists, chorus & continuo in A major, Op. 23/2
Te Deum for soloists, double chorus & continuo in D major
4 Te Deum laudamus
5 Te aeternum patrem
6 Tibi omnes angeli
7 Tibi cherubim
8 Te gloriosus
9 Patrem immensae
10 Tu rex gloriae
11 Te ergo quaesumus
12 Salvum fac populum
13 Per singulos
14 Dignare
15 Fiat misericordia
III.
Felix Mendelssohn - The 8 Chorale Cantatas for choir and orchestra
O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden, chorale cantata for voice, chorus & orchestra in C minor
1. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
2. Du, dessen Todeswunden
3. Ich will hier bei dir stehen
4 Verleih' uns Frieden, prayer for chorus & orchestra in E flat major
Vom Himmel Hoch, chorale cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major
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1. Coro
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2. Aria
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3. Choral
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4. Aria
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5. Arioso
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6. Schlusschor
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, chorale cantata for soloist, chorus & strings in A minor
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1. Choral
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2. Choral
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3. Arie
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4. Choral
Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, chorale cantata for chorus & orchestra in D minor
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1. Wir glauben all an einen Gott
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2. Wir glauben auch an Jesum Christ
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3. Wir glauben an den Heilgen Geist
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Herr Gott, dich loben wir, for soloists, double chorus, 4 trombones, strings & organ
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Felix Mendelssohn - Psalm Cantatas - Der 114. Psalm & 115. Psalm
Psalm 114 ("When Israel out of Egypt came"), for double chorus & orchetra in G major, Op. 51
1 Allegro con moto maestoso
2 Allegro moderato
3 Grave
4 Con moto
Psalm 115 ("Non Nobis, Domine"), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in G minor, Op. 31
5 Chor
6 Duett mit Chor
7 Arioso
8 Chor
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein, chorale cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra in A minor
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1. Coro
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2. Recitativo
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3. Aria
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4. Choral
13 Christe, du Lamm Gottes, chorale cantata for chorus & orchestra
14 Jesu, meine Freude, chorale cantata for chorus & strings in E minor
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Felix Mendelssohn - The 5 Psalm Cantatas, for mixed choir, solists and orchestra
Psalm 42 ("As pants the hart"), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major, Op. 42
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Coro
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Aria
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Recitativo / Arie
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Coro
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Recitativo
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Quintetto
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Schlusschor
Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46
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Coro
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Coro
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Duetto
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Coro
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Coro
Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, Op. 91
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Allegro
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Andante lento
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Andante con moto
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Allegro
VI.
Felix Mendelssohn - Choral Works - Magnificat & Gloria
Magnificat for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major
1.Magnificat
2.Quia respexit
3.Et misericordia
4.Fecit potentiam
5.Deposuit potentes
6.Gloria patri
7.Sicut erat
Gloria for soloists, chorus & orchestra in E flat major
8.Gloria
9.Laudamus te
10.Gratias agimus tibi
11.Domine Deus
12.Qui tollis peccata mundi
13.Quoniam tu solus sanctus
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Lydia Allert Soprano (Vocal)
Amadeus-Chor Choir/Chorus
Anja Bittner Soprano (Vocal)
Manfred Bittner Bass (Vocal)
Chamber Choir of Europe Choir/Chorus
Alice Duskova Organ
Christof Fischesser Bass (Vocal)
Reinhard Geller Engineer, Producer
Heike Heilmann Soprano (Vocal)
Gerhard Hölzle Tenor (Vocal)
Nathalie Karl Soprano (Vocal)
Annemarie Kremer Soprano (Vocal)
Petra Labitzke Soprano (Vocal)
Alena Leja Soprano (Vocal)
Nicol Matt Conductor, Primary Artist
Birgit Meyer Alto (Vocals)
Eibe Möhlmann Alto (Vocals)
Róbert Morvai Tenor (Vocal)
Isabelle Müller-Kant Soprano (Vocal)
Gerhard Nennemann Tenor (Vocal)
Philip Niederberger Bass (Vocal)
Daniel Sans Tenor (Vocal)
Wilhelm Schwinghammer Bass (Vocal)
Raimonds Spogis Baritone (Vocal)
Birgit Wegemann Soprano (Vocal)
Barbara Werner Alto (Vocals)
Gabriele Wunderer Alto (Vocals)
Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen Orchestra
Of all the nearly forgotten music by Mendelssohn, the most nearly completely forgotten is his music for chorus. Only his songs come close to being as almost entirely ignored, but because a few of them have earned a place in the recital hall, even they have a more prominent place in the repertoire. This 10-disc Brilliant set of Mendelssohn's complete choral works featuring the Chamber Choir of Europe under Nicol Matt addresses this problem even though it may not solve it. The performances are uniformly excellent. The Choir has a smooth tone and superb diction and Matt elicits from them polished balanced and ardent interpretations. Despite the dearth of comparisons, these performances with their clean textures, light tempos, and devout tone are surely as close to definitive as is possible to imagine. For some listeners, of course, this may not be enough to redeem Mendelssohn's heartfelt yet stolid music from obscurity. For others with more open minds, however, this set may serve to introduce a body of sacred works that certainly exceeds any other similar body of works from the same period in terms of skill and sincerity. Though a bit recessed, Brilliant's digital sound is cool and clear.
