Listeners who know and love Elijah and Paulus, Mendelssohn's deeply devotional and massively scored oratorios, and who are looking for something no less devotional but far less massive, are directed to this disc of the composer's almost entirely a cappella sacred and secular choral music featuring the Regensburger Domspatzen led by Georg Ratzinger. The same supreme mastery informing all of Mendelssohn's music is apparent in every work. Better yet, the same innate melodiousness infusing his Lieder ohne Worte saturates the ...
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Listeners who know and love Elijah and Paulus, Mendelssohn's deeply devotional and massively scored oratorios, and who are looking for something no less devotional but far less massive, are directed to this disc of the composer's almost entirely a cappella sacred and secular choral music featuring the Regensburger Domspatzen led by Georg Ratzinger. The same supreme mastery informing all of Mendelssohn's music is apparent in every work. Better yet, the same innate melodiousness infusing his Lieder ohne Worte saturates the secular works. Best of all, the same unreserved religiosity that suffuses his oratorios likewise permeates the sacred works. No matter whether sacred or secular, the boys and men of the Regensburger choir sing as if born with the music in their hearts and souls. With faultless intonation and a flawless technique, the boys and men clearly have the equipment to perform the music, and with an ardent tone and a fervent delivery, they likewise clearly have an immense affection for the...
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Add this copy of Sacred & Secular Choral Music to cart. $24.99, very good condition, Sold by Service First Media rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Taylorsville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Ars Musici.
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Very good. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. May show slight wear. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality.