The work Die Deutsche Liturgie was written in 1846 at the request of the devout Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV for the choir of Berlin Cathedral.
Performer Biography
The Latvian Radio Choir is an award-winning ensemble that has recorded the Grammy Award-winning album Adam's Lament by Arvo Pärt.
Recording & Production
This album includes a world première recording of 'Ehre sei dem Vater' (MWV B 48), a doxology from Die Deutsche Liturgie.
Composition History
Most of the works in this collection were composed in the 1840s, during the final decade of Mendelssohn's life, when his health was already failing.
Compositional Technique
Mendelssohn's motet Zum Abendsegen, written in 1833, shows the influence of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose music Mendelssohn championed and helped restore to public appreciation.
Composition History
The Sechs Sprüche, a set of anthems, were composed in pairs between 1843 and 1846, each themed to a specific feast day of the year.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn, though of Jewish descent, was baptized into the Reform Christian Church at age seven, and Christian traditions heavily influenced his creative work.
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