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- The First Walpurgis Night op. 60
- Oedipus at Colonus op. 93 (extracts)
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Die erste Walpurgisnacht: Es lacht der Mai
Die erste Walpurgisnacht: So weit gebracht
Oedipus in Kolonos: Zur rossprangenden Flur
Goethe’s dramatic ballad Die erste Walpurgisnacht inspired Mendelssohn to compose a magnificent and vivid portrayal of the conflict between an old pagan community and the new aspirations of Christianization, between belief and superstition and the witches’ sabbath, steeped in legend. The composition became one of his most successful choral works.
Now Frieder Bernius has recorded the work on CD with the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Renée Morloc, David Fischer, Stephan Genz, and David Jerusalem in the solo parts. The recording also includes excerpts from Mendelssohn’s incidental music Oedipus at Colonos to Sophocles’ tragedy.
With this recording Frieder Bernius once again demonstrates why his Mendelssohn recordings have achieved benchmark status worldwide.
Ballade von Goethe für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orchester (1841/42/43)
Studienpartitur
Repertoire Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 364443
Ballade von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bariton solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Piccoloflöte, Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Große Konzert-Trommel, Becken, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 489922
Ballad for chorus and orchestra
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben, Urtext
for: 4 soloists (ATBarB) [ATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685484