Mendelssohn Magnificat
Mendelssohn, the phenomenal prodigy, standing on the shoulders of giants
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Composer or Director: Felix Mendelssohn
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Carus
Magazine Review Date: 5/2009
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CARUS83216

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Magnificat |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Andrea Lauren Brown, Soprano Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Frieder Bernius, Conductor Michael Volle, Bass Stuttgart Chamber Choir |
Jesu meine Freude |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Frieder Bernius, Conductor Stuttgart Chamber Choir |
Tu es Petrus |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Frieder Bernius, Conductor Stuttgart Chamber Choir |
Wir glauben all an einen Gott |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Frieder Bernius, Conductor Stuttgart Chamber Choir |
Gloria |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Frieder Bernius, Conductor Stuttgart Chamber Choir |
Author: Edward Greenfield
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. As Hans Keller used to say, Mendelssohn was even more phenomenal as a boy prodigy than Mozart, writing more impressive masterpieces while still in his teens. The other motets date from when
Mendelssohn was 19, and in these the influence of Bach is paramount, though again this is far more than mere pastiche, with some inspired progressions involving chromatic writing. Jesu meine Freude is nothing like Bach’s setting, being a fine example of contrapuntal writing closing with a fugue, while Tu es Petrus is highly dramatic. The remaining motet completes a generously filled disc, very well recorded with a dauntingly wide dynamic range.
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