Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. If so, david probably wrote it during the period of absaloms rebellion a difficult period when he endured the oppression of his enemies and rumors that god had forsaken him see ps. The book of psalms is the third section of the hebrew bible, and a book of the christian old testament. It took us over two years to create these offerings. The first part of psalm 42 opus 42 is a masterpiece. Psalm 42 by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847 study. The longer work is one of a handful of psalms on which mendelssohn wrote multimovement cantatas for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Satb choir only, with text, for choir practice tempi from herreweghe.
Sttbb vocal soli, satb choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, organ sheet music book by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847. Composed when he was 17 years old, the work is described as a convocation of characters and events in the shakespeare play. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Title as the hart pants name translations psaume 42 mendelssohn. Psalm 42 tpt book 2the exodus psalms psalms of bible gateway. Denn ich werde ihm noch danken, dass er mir hilft mit seinem angesicht. As the hart pants after the waterbrooksa for soloists mixed choir and full orchestra dates back to 1837. Sample of felix mendelssohn psalm 42 wordforword translation, ipa transcription, and text spoken by a.
When he later prepared his own german translation he made use of psalm 115 from the luther bible. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Book ii psalms 4272 a special psalm for the people of korah and for the music leader. Dear singers, in december 2019 cd baby deleted over 600 cyberbass titles from their catalog. David is describing the passion and longing he has that is yet unfulfilled. Overture to elijah, arrangement for piano duet 1847 few works by mendelssohn have reflected the composers shifting critical reception as compellingly as the oratorio elijah. At the works first performance, in leipzig on 1 january 1838, mendelssohn.
Original text and translations may be found at psalm 42. In the hebrew bible, psalm 42 opens the second of the five books divisions of psalms. Day and night my tears are my only food, as everyone keeps asking, where is your god. Us orders 47 days, international 721 days cyberbass pledge.
Munchener digitalisierungszentrum bayerische staatsbibliothek. We continue to press cd baby to relist these titles so that they will be available to you. This one, which sets the text of psalm 42 over 7 movements, is a big one. Mendelssohn set the music to martin luthers german translation of psalm 42. A set of the martin luthers german translation of psalm 42 from the book of psalms. Te deum classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Mendelssohn the complete masterpieces 30 cds with casapietra, celestina, stolte, adele on cd. The wellknown mendelssohn specialist john michael cooper has evaluated the first printed edition of the score prepared by the composer himself as. Longing for god as a deer gets thirsty for streams of water, i truly am thirsty for you, my god. Old testament hebrewenglish holy name king james version with strongs numbers. The text is short, but the repetition of the frases.
This edition by the leading mendelssohn authorityjohn michael cooper incorporates all the relevant sources. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain. In accordance with the works genesis the vocal parts are underlaid with the latin text and the german text appears underneath. Mein gott, warum yeardate of composition yd of comp. Psalms 42, new living translation nlt the bible app. This work is truly a favorite of many choirs, however, the final chorus contains a few tricky problem passages. Mendelssohn composed incidental music for a production of the same. What links here related changes upload file special pages. Original text and translations may be found at psalm 43. He was the grandson of the famous jewish philosopher moses mendelssohn, who strongly promoted jewish assimilation into german culture and society.
Psalm 42 tpt book 2the exodus psalms psalms of bible. Mendelssohn set the music to martin luther s german translation of psalm 42 from the book of psalms. Psalms 42, 98, 114, 115 by helmuth rilling and tens of. Hailed after its english premieres in 1846 and 1847 as a seminal masterpiece, elijah remained a popular cornerstone in the oratorio repertory, though it withstood a later assault as the work. Youll find your felix bartholdy mendelssohn satb sheet music at sheet music. The booklet includes full texts and english translations, an essay on the music by. Complete psalm cantatas, an album by felix mendelssohn, chamber choir of europe, wurttembergische philharmonie reutlingen, nicol matt, isabelle mullercant, petra labitzke, daniel sans, gerhard nennemann, manfred bittner, christof fischesser on spotify. I heard nikolaus harnoncourt in amsterdam a couple of weeks ago conduct psalm 42 with the. Desiring god psalm 42 although the writer of this psalm is not named, some believe it was written by king david. The translation takes the metaphor of a hunted deer and puts it into terms that transfer the meaning into todays context. Listen out for mendelssohns premonition of wagners. The article offers information on felix mendelssohns overture to a midsummer nights dream, op. Felix mendelssohn 18091847 was an enormously talented and versatile composer, conductor and performer. Christina landshamer, soprano philippe herreweghe, director.
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