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- Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Music, Vol. 1
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- RIAS Kammerchor, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle, Christina Landshamer, Martin Mitterrutzner
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- Harmonia Mundi
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- 902742
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- July 11, 2025
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Following in the footsteps of Bach and Handel, Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny Hensel wrote some of the most sumptuous choral works of the first half of the nineteenth century. The testamentary Christus, left unfinished at Felix’s death, though often overshadowed by Paulus and Elias, forms a veritable trilogy with them. Fanny’s early cantata Lobgesang, composed for her son Sebastian’s first birthday, offers a joyous, festive contrast to her brother’s music.
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- 1 Christus, Op. 97, Part I: The Birth of Christ: I. Recitative. Da Jesus geboren ward Christina Landshamer, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:33
- 2 Christus, Op. 97, Part I: The Birth of Christ: II. Trio. Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden Minsub Hong, Andrew Redmond, Jonathan E. de la Paz Zaens, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 1:25
- 3 Christus, Op. 97, Part I: The Birth of Christ: IIIa. Chorus. Es wird ein Stern aus Jakob aufgehn RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 2:49
- 4 Christus, Op. 97, Part I: The Birth of Christ: IIIb. Chorale. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern! RIAS Kammerchor, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 1:40
- 5 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: IV. Recitative. Und der ganze Haufe stand auf Martin Mitterrutzner, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:10
- 6 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: V. Chorus. Diesen finden wir RIAS Kammerchor, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:38
- 7 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: VI. Recitative. Pilatus sprach zu den Hohenpriestern Martin Mitterrutzner, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:18
- 8 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: VII. Chorus. Er hat das Volk erregt RIAS Kammerchor, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:56
- 9 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: VIII. Recitative. Pilatus aber sprach Martin Mitterrutzner, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:19
- 10 Christus, Op. 97, Part II: The Passion of Christ: IX. Chorus. Hinweg mit diesem RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Justin Doyle 0:33