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Composed by the young Mendelssohn in 1822, the Magnificat and Gloria, were his first large scale choral works. This magnificent release from Carus continues their exploration of the complete Mendelssohn choral works and is once again conducted by Frieder Bernius.
Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D major
Magnificat (Chorus)
Quia respexit (Soprano, Chorus)
Et misericordia (Chorus)
Aria: Fecit potentiam (Bass)
Deposuit potentes (Soprano, Alto, Bass)
Gloria Patri (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
Fuga: Sicut erat (Chorus)
Felix Mendelssohn: Jesu, meine Freude
Jesu, meine Freude
Felix Mendelssohn: Tu es Petrus, Op. 111
Tu es Petrus, Op. 111
Felix Mendelssohn: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Wir glauben all an einen Gott
Wir glauben auch an Jesum Christ
Wir glauben an den Heilgen Geist
Felix Mendelssohn: Gloria
Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)
Laudamus te (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Chorus)
Gratias agimus tibi (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
Domine Dues, Rex caelestis (Alto, Tenor, Chorus)
Qui tollis peccata mundi (Chorus)
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
April 2009
*****
“The performances throughout are first-class, with Andrea Brown a radiant soprano, and chorus and orchestra both full of life and energy…”
May 2009
“The use of trumpets and timpani in both works but especially in the Magnificat is thrilling, and is superbly performed here, with bite and thrust bringing out the fact that even at 13 the boy was not just writing pastiche but was beginning to develop a style of his own.”
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Magnificat (Chorus)
