Latest Mendelssohn Lobgesang / Hymn of Praise op. 52 MWV A 18 -A Symphony-Cantata after Texts from the Holy Scriptures-

Editor: Cooper, John Michael

Orchestral scoring : 2Sg-S-solo,Sg-T-solo,MixChoir-SATB,Orch

Language(s) of work: DE,EN

Language(s) of text: German, English

Product format: Score, Urtext edition

Binding: paperback

Pages / Format: XXXVIII, 304 S. – 31,0 x 24,3 cm

Mendelssohn’s contemporaries frequently mentioned his “Hymn of Praise” in the same breath as Beethoven’s Ninth – and often enough viewed it as an imitation. Mendelssohn authority John Michael Cooper, in his extensive Introduction to this new Urtext edition, shows that the comparison is completely unfounded: with this work Mendelssohn created a new genre to which he gave the name “symphony-cantata”. Later he added a secular counterpart with “Die Erste Walpurgisnacht”.

Drawing on all relevant sources, Cooper provides a detailed account of the genesis and structure of this monumental work. Rounding off his scholarly performing edition are notes on the work’s performance, e.g. tempo, articulation and dynamics.