Motets Op. 23, 69 & 78 / Psaume 100 / Missa breve

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Marcus Creed & RIAS Kammerchor

Motets Op. 23, 69 & 78 / Psaume 100 / Missa breve is a collection of sacred choral works by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed and published in the mid-19th century. The pieces use clear contrapuntal textures and lyrical Romantic harmonies within concise liturgical forms, reflecting Mendelssohn's engagement with church music and his role in the 19th-century revival of earlier choral practices.
First released: 2000

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Psalm 100 "Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt"
    4:01
  2. 2.
    Psalm 2, Op. 78 No. 1 "Warum toben die Heiden"
    6:51
  3. 3.
    Psalm 43, Op. 78 No. 2 "Richte mich, Gott"
    3:54
  4. 4.
    Psalm 22, Op. 78 No. 3 "Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?"
    6:59
  5. 5.
    Choralmotette, Op. 23 No. 3 "Mitten wir im Leben sind"
    6:48
  6. 6.
    Motette, Op. 69 No. 1 "Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren"
    4:28
  7. 7.
    Motette, Op. 69 No. 2 "Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt"
    5:16
  8. 8.
    Motette, Op. 69 No. 3 "Mein Herz erhebet Gott, den Herrn"
    9:12
  9. 9.
    Missa breve
    7:11
  10. 10.
    Zum Abendsegen "Herr, sei gnädig unserm Flehn"
    2:12

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