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Although 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz' (What is it troubles thee, my heart) BWV 138 is based on the chorale of the same name, it is nevertheless not regarded as one of Bach's chorale cantatas. I...

The cantata 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren' BWV 154 was first performed on 9 January 1724, the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. The structure and extent of the work are unusual: it comprises eight, inste...

Great Baroque church music full of color and powerful imagery! 'Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing, rejoice and praise his holy name with the trumpets and cornetts! And nature shall join in, the seas s...

The "Petite Messe solennelle" from 1863 is Rossini's second extensive sacred composition alongside the "Stabat Mater". The mass is an occasional work, written for the inauguration of the private chape...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

Bruckner’s mighty Mass in F minor is one of his most significant creations and one of the great 19th-century choral works. The composer uniquely succeeds in exploring faith through the lens of music....

Bruckner’s mighty "Mass in F" minor is one of his most significant creations and one of the great 19th-century choral works. The composer uniquely succeeds in exploring faith through the lens of music...

As Kapellmeister of the royal court theater in Dresden, Carl Maria von Weber's primary task was to establish a German opera at court. However, it was also part of his duties to provide the "church ser...

Even during Ludwig van Beethoven's lifetime, the composer was so revered that contemporaries arranged his music – mostly the well-known instrumental works – for choir. In some cases, he may even have...

The Hochzeitskantate (Wedding Cantata) BWV 195 was performed by Bach from around 1730 at various wedding celebrations in different forms, and was evidently also lent out for performances further afiel...

Every era hears and interprets Bach anew, and every era also evaluates the sources afresh and with new eyes. 40 years after the publication of the St. Matthew Passion in the New Bach Edition, Klaus Ho...

Bach's Christmas Oratorio has been published as a scholarly edition for practical use as part of the Stuttgart Bach Editions. The edition is based on Bach's autograph score and the original parts. The...

Psalm settings inspired Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy throughout his entire creative life. With Psalm 95 MWV A 16 ("Kommt, laßt uns anbeten"), he composed one of his most impressive and magnificent orch...

With his composition "L'Aurore" (Dawn) in 1905, Maurice Ravel started his fifth and last attempt to win the coveted "Prix de Rome" of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His renewed elimination in t...

Of Eberlin's 56 known masses to date, this "Missa in C" is the shortest. Characterized by its ornate setting and ease of performance, the work is characterized as a mass for everyday use, which was in...

Gabriel Fauré’s "Pavane" is one of his most popular compositions. What is less known, however, is that the premiere of this stylized dance in April 1888 was actually performed in this present version...

Johann Sebastian Bach appreciated the fine compositions of other masters, as evidenced by contemporary accounts and the surviving remnants of his music library. However, the copies he made for perform...

If you’re looking for an atmospheric and lyrical work that offers rewarding parts for your choir, Rheinberger’s "Star of Bethlehem" is the perfect choice. The Christmas narrative is lyrically set to m...

Ottorino Respighi completed the sacred choral work "Lauda per la Natività del Signore" in 1930, which remains unique in his oeuvre. In this hymn of praise to the Christmas miracle, sonorous choral pas...

A Christmas composition by John Høybye and Edward Broadbridge that bears the familiar style of the writing duo: jazzy, rhythmic, with scat syllables—and with a thematic approach that goes beyond the c...

Edward Elgar’s "Spanish Serenade: Stars of the Summer Night" from 1892, for mixed choir and orchestra, paints an enchanting picture of a summer night in Spain. The text is taken from a play by Henry L...

Louis Spohr’s *Des Heilands letzte Stunden* (The Savior’s Last Hours), composed in 1835, is one of the most significant Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The freely adapted text by the well-known...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's timeless masterpiece "The Magic Flute" (Die Zauberflöte, K. 620) has captivated audiences for generations with its fairy-tale plot, profound humanism, and immortal melodies....

Written in 1727 for a "speech of praise and mourning" for Electress Christiane Eberhardine in Leipzig's university church, the music of the Trauerode is known today primarily through reconstructions o...

Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio "Paulus" under the influence of the revival of J. S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" (1829), which he himself conducted. He integrated choral movements into "Paulu...