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Mendelssohn: Psalmen / Arman
BR Klassik

Mendelssohn: Psalmen / Arman

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Composer
MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, FELIX
Artist
Winkel, Pregardien, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Arman
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Oct 06, 2017
Catalog #
BRK900519
UPC
4035719005196

About

Hardly any other composer of his epoch was as deeply rooted in the German and European choral traditions as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Strongly influenced by the art of Johann Sebastian Bach, which he had encountered in the Berlin Singakademie under his teacher Carl Friedrich Zelter, the young composer wrote a series of eight chorale cantatas, including "Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich" (“Give us Thy blessed peace”, 1831) - a short prayer for choir and orchestra set to words by Martin Luther. Mendelssohn's five wide-ranging and large-scale psalm settings became even more famous, and three of them can be heard here. The first piece in the group is the multi-part setting of Psalm 115 "Non nobis Domine" (“Not unto us, O Lord”) for soloists, choir and orchestra, op. 31 (1829/30), which was probably begun during the composer’s first stay in England and reveals his fascination for Händel's music. Mendelssohn himself considered “Wie der Hirsch schreit” ("As pants the hart"), a multi-part, cantata-like setting of Psalm 42 for soprano, choir and orchestra, op. 42 (1837/38), to be the best work of this group. Also highly praised by Robert Schumann, it remains one of the composer’s most famous choral works to this day. For the newly-formed Berlin Cathedral Choir, he also wrote a setting of Psalm 98 "Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied” (“Sing to the Lord a new-made song”) for soloists, choir and orchestra, op. 91, and in response to requests from London he composed "Hear my Prayer", a “hymn” based on Psalm 55 for soprano, choir and organ, which he later orchestrated. The piece became one of his most famous sacred works in Victorian England.

REVIEW:

It’s always pleasing to have a new album of Mendelssohn’s exalting psalm settings which sadly are an all too neglected part of his oeuvre. It is sometimes said that the German composer’s greatest accomplishment lies in this field. Here we have a judiciously chosen programme of four psalm settings and a single chorale cantata. Especially gratifying too is that these live performances, from a quartet of soloists, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Münchner Rundfunkorchester under Howard Arman, feel so inspiring.

With utmost conviction from beginning to end the renowned Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks deliver appropriately devout singing, well focused and eminently unified. Conductor Howard Arman pulls everything together with calm assurance, adopting sensible speeds and dynamics. Of high order too is the playing of Münchner Rundfunkorchester such a versatile ensemble that seems completely at home with Mendelssohn’s music.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Non nobis Domine (Chorus) 04:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Non nobis Domine (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  2. 2 Duet: Domus Israel speravit (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus) 04:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    Duet: Domus Israel speravit (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel, Julian Prégardien
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  3. 3 Aria: Adjiciat Domini super vos (Bass) 03:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria: Adjiciat Domini super vos (Bass)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Krešimir Stražanac
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  4. 4 Non mortui laudabunt (Chorus) 03:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Non mortui laudabunt (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  5. 5 Wie der Hirsch schreit (Chorus) 05:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wie der Hirsch schreit (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  6. 6 Aria: Meine Seele dürstet nach Gott (Soprano) 02:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria: Meine Seele dürstet nach Gott (Soprano)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  7. 7 Recitative: Meine Tränen sind (Soprano) 00:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Meine Tränen sind (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  8. 8 Denn ich wollte (Soprano, Chorus) 02:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Denn ich wollte (Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  9. 9 Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Chorus) 01:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  10. 10 Recitative: Mein Gott, betrübt ist (Soprano) 01:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Mein Gott, betrübt ist (Soprano)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  11. 11 Quintetto: Der Herr hat des Tages (Soprano) 03:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    Quintetto: Der Herr hat des Tages (Soprano)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  12. 12 Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Chorus) 04:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  13. 13 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Bass, Chorus) 01:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Bass, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Krešimir Stražanac
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  14. 14 Der Herr lässt sein Heil verkündigen (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus) 01:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    Der Herr lässt sein Heil verkündigen (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel, Hanne Weber, Julian Prégardien, Krešimir Stražanac
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  15. 15 Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Weit (Chorus) 02:09
    Track
    15
    Title
    Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Weit (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  16. 16 Er wird den Erdkreis richten mit Gerechtigkeit (Chorus) 02:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    Er wird den Erdkreis richten mit Gerechtigkeit (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  17. 17 Hear my prayer, MWV B49 (Sung in German) (version for voice, choir and orchestra) 09:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    Hear my prayer, MWV B49 (Sung in German) (version for voice, choir and orchestra)
    Duration
    09:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Johanna Winkel
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  18. 18 Verleih' uns Frieden, MWV A11 04:08
    Track
    18
    Title
    Verleih' uns Frieden, MWV A11
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman