Hymn of Praise op. 52 MWV A 18

A Symphony-Cantata after Texts from the Holy Scriptures

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Hymn of Praise op. 52 MWV A 18

A Symphony-Cantata after Texts from the Holy Scriptures

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Hymn of Praise op. 52 MWV A 18

A Symphony-Cantata after Texts from the Holy Scriptures

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Description:

  • Language: German English
  • Pages: 342
  • Release: 01.01.2020
  • Dimensions: 310 x 243 mm
  • Weight: 1358 g
  • Opus: 52 MWV A 18
  • Genre: Classical Music, Classical Music (Romantic), Sacred & Church Music
  • ISMN: 9790006565795
Mendelssohn’s contemporaries frequently mentioned his 'Hymn of Praise' in the same breath as Beethoven’s Ninth - and often enough viewed it as an imitation. Mendelssohn authority John Michael Cooper, in his extensive Introduction to this new Urtext edition, shows that the comparison is completely unfounded: with this work Mendelssohn created a new genre to which he gave the name 'symphony-cantata'. Later he added a secular counterpart with 'Die Erste Walpurgisnacht'.

Drawing on all relevant sources, Cooper provides a detailed account of the genesis and structure of this monumental work. Rounding off his scholarly performing edition are notes on the work’s performance, e.g. tempo, articulation and dynamics.