CDH55268 - Disc 1 Track 14 - Richte mich, Gott, Op 78 No 2

Richte mich, Gott, Op 78 No 2

composer

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

1843/4

author of text

Bible

Psalm 43

Recordings

Mendelssohn: Choral Music

Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor)

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Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music

St John's College Choir Cambridge, David Hill (conductor)

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Details

St John's College Choir Cambridge, David Hill (conductor)

Track 10 on CDA67558 [3'37]

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Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor)

Track 14 on CDH55268 [3'51] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

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Richte mich, Gott, Op 78 No 2

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The setting of Richte mich, Gott (Psalm 43) exchanges the double chorus of Warum toben for a single four-voice choir, and is noticeably simpler in outline. Following the stern contours of the D minor opening section, characterized by the male voices in unison alternating with the female choir in four-part harmony, the move to the relative major (F) at the words ‘Sende dein Licht’ soars away to uplifting effect. The following 3/8 andante reverts to the atmosphere and textures of the opening section before the final verses resolve former tensions in the warm glow of a D major chorale.

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Details for CDH55268 track 14

Artists

Corydon Singers

Matthew Best (conductor)

ISRC

GB-AJY-89-35914

Duration

3'51

Recording date

18 February 1989

Recording venue

St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom

Recording producer

Mark Brown

Recording engineer

Antony Howell

Hyperion usage

Mendelssohn: Choral Music (CDA66359)
Disc 1 Track 14
Release date: December 1989
Deletion date: November 2005
Superseded by CDH55268
Mendelssohn: Choral Music (CDH55268)
Disc 1 Track 14
Release date: April 2007
Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Hyperion Records