Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Christus MWV A 26, op. 97
Oratorio fragment. Part I: The Nativity; Part II: The Passion of Christ
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Christus MWV A 26, op. 97
Oratorio fragment. Part I: The Nativity; Part II: The Passion of Christ
- Instrumentation High Voice, Mixed Choir (SATTBB) and Piano
- Composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Editor R. Larry Todd
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- Edition Piano Reduction Download
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Order no. CV40170-03-DL
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Description:
Mendelssohn's unfinished 3rd oratorio in the first critical edition. Performance material is available separately for Part 1 and Part 2 of the oratorio. Part 1: "The Nativity", Part 2: "The Passion of Christ" / Two independently performable fragments of an unfinished oratorio were published in 1852 - five years after Mendelssohn's death - under the title "Christus". He had presumably planned a third part after the two parts "The Nativity" and "The Passion of Christ". "The Nativity" concentrates on a four-part choral movement, which is introduced by two short solo parts. The second fragment, "The Passion of Christ", leads into the heart of the Passion: It deals with the scene "Jesus before Pilate" in rapid, dramatic alternation of evangelist recitatives (tenor) and folk choirs. A contemplative choral movement forms the conclusion.