Christus
Oratorio fragament. Part I: The Birth of Christ; Part II: The Passion of Christ MWV A 26 (Op. 97), 1847
The Birth of Christ and The Passion of Christ are two fragments of an oratorio, which Mendelssohn was unable to complete. The Birth of Christ concentrates on a four-part choral section, introduced by two short sections for soloists. The choral movement has a great arc of tension and combines quite different stylistic gestures. To show the soft, flowing beginning and the drama of the second section to best advantage ("und wird zerschmettern Fürsten und Städte" / "and dash to pieces princes and nations"), the singers need to be secure in every note.
The Carus Choir Coach offers choir singers the unique opportunity to study and learn their own, individual choral parts within the context of the sound of the entire choir and orchestra. For every vocal range a download containing each choir part is available. The Carus Choir Coach is based on recorded interpretations by renowned artists who have performed the work from carefully prepared Carus Urtext editions. Each choir part is presented in three different versions:
- Original recording
- Coach: each part is accompanied by the piano, with the original recording sounding in the background
- Coach in slow mode: the tempo of the coach slows down to 70% of the original version – through this reduction passages can be learned more effectively.
Performers: Dorothea Rieger (soprano), Monika Meier-Schmid (soprano), Isolde Assenheimer (alto), Mechthild Seitz (alto), Stephan Dürr (tenore), Bernhard Scheffel (tenore), Johannes Happel (baritone), Cornelius Hauptmann (basso), Adolph Seidel (basso) – Kammerchor Stuttgart, Bamberger Symphoniker – Frieder Bernius
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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
| 1809-1847