Hebe deine Augen auf. Kirchenwerke VII CD

The CD series featuring the sacred choral music of Felix Mendelssohn in interpretations by the Kammerchor Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius makes the entire breadth and variety of Mendelssohn’s church works accessible. The works presented on the new CD „Hebe deine Augen auf“ for a cappella choir or with organ accompaniment range from pieces by the young Felix Mendelssohn for Catholic and Anglican worship to pieces by the mature composer, such as Psalm 100, Jauchzet dem Herrn op. 69,2 (1847). In the motets for women’s choir op. 39, such as O beata et benedicta for three female voices and organ, Mendelssohn’s sense for the cantabile musical idiom and differentiated harmony is already evident. Later, these aspects were displayed in such works as the trio for three women’s voices, the unmistakable Hebe deine Augen auf, composed in 1846 for Elijah. For his other great oratorio, Paulus, Mendelssohn had originally planned to include the two Sologesänge op. 112, but in the course of completing that work he changed his mind.

The Kammerchor Stuttgart and Frieder Bernius present this selection of Mendelssohn’s works with their accustomed brilliance and clarity.


Conductor: Frieder Bernius
Ensemble: Kammerchor Stuttgart
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13

Soloist - soprano: Maria Bernius, Judith Decker, Ruth Ziesak
Soloist - alto: Ute Feuerecker, Elke Rutz
Soloist - tenor: Jörg Genslein
Soloist - bass: Adolph Seidel
Soloist - organ: Sonntraud Engels-Benz

Innehåll:

- Herr, sei gnädig MWV B 27
Zum Abendsegen
Scoring: Coro SATB

- Have you seen him hov'ring near MWV F 31
Sahst du ihn herniederschweben
Scoring: Coro SATB

- Beati mortui in Domino morientes MWV B 28
Scoring: Soli TTBB, Coro TTBB

- Periti autem MWV B 29
aus: Zwei geistliche Chöre
Scoring: Coro TTBB

- O most blessed, most praised and holy
Scoring: Coro SSA, Org

- Te Deum a 4

- Come, O Lord our God MWV B 24
aus: Drei Motetten
Scoring: Coro SSA, Org

- Sing praises, servants of God most high MWV B 30
aus: Drei Motetten
Scoring: Soli SSA, Coro SSA, Org

- The shepherd blest is risen MWV B 23
aus: Drei Motetten
Scoring: Soli SSAA, Coro SSAA, Org

- Now the Lord, he guides ev'ry sinner a right MWV SD 56
aus: Zwei geistliche Lieder
Scoring: Solo T (S), Org

- Thou who dost cause all men to perish MWV SD 56
aus: Zwei geistliche Lieder
Scoring: Solo T (S), Org

- Shout to the Lord (Psalm 100) MWV B 58
aus: Drei Motetten
Scoring: Coro SATB

- Lift thine eyes to the mountains MWV A 25
Trio, aus: Elias
Scoring: Soli SSA (Coro SSA)