Mendelssohn: Sacred Vocal Works for Chorus & Organ

Description

This Felix anthology contains 19 sacred vocal works in various choral and sometimes additional solo settings, with organ, harpsichord, or basso continuo accompaniment. Among these pieces composed from 1821 to 1847 are six works that were not published during Mendelssohn's lifetime. Seven of the works presented are each extant in at least one other authorized version that has also been edited here. The occasions and circumstances of their composition vary as much as their musical structures and characteristics: Several were intended for specific performances; others were written from the outset for publication.

Pieces

• Kirchenmusik, MWV B 19-21, Op. 23
• 3 Motets, MWV B 23, 24, 30;, Op. 39
• Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, MWV B 59, Op. 69, No. 3
• Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, MWV B 60, Op. 69, No. 1
• Lord, have mercy upon us, MWV B 27, WoO 12
• 3 Sacred Songs, MWV B 33, WoO 14
• Hör mein Bitten (Hear my prayer), MWV B 49
• Te Deum, MWV B 25, WoO 29
• Mein Herz erhebet Gott, den Herrn (Jubilate), MWV B 58, Op. 69, No. 2
• Psalm 66 (Jauchzet Gott, alle Lande), MWV B 9
• Jesus, meine Zuversicht, MWV B 13
• Antiphona et Responsorium (Hora est), MWV B 18
• O beata et benedicta, MWV B 22
• Adspice Domine de sede, MWV B 26, Op. 121
• Ein Tag sagt es dem andern, MWV C 1