Christus
Oratorio fragament. Part I: The Birth of Christ; Part II: The Passion of Christ MWV A 26 (Op. 97), 1847
Christus is a fragment of an oratorio which Mendelssohn never completed. He had probably planned a third section to follow the two sections Die Geburt Christi and Das Leiden Christi. Das Leiden Christi essentially comprises compact choral sections which alternate with short recitatives. In having the choir represent the crowds demanding Jesus' crucifixion, the work repeatedly recalls Bach's St. Matthew Passion. Two choral groups frequently sing in dialog and interrupt each other with “hin und her” ("near and far") and “kreuzige, kreuzige” ("crucify"). There is no time to read the notes or count the beats – the entries must fit together!
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