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Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music / Choirs of St Albans Abbey, Peter Holder, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; St. Paul, Op. 36; Hear my prayer; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Allegro, Choral and Fugue for or...
Performers: Burgess, Kenneth; Herbert, Alan; Hicks, Lara; Holder, Peter [Organ]; Martin-Smith, David [Tenor Vocal]; Martin-Smith, Oliver [Tenor Vocal]; McMahon, Geoff; Salmon, Philip; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Winpenny, Tom
Ensemble: ; St Albans Abbey Girls Choir

Compared with large-scale oratorios such as St Paul, which includes the lyrical chorus How lovely are the messengers, Mendelssohn's smaller sacred choral works were influenced...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

The Art of the Chorister: works by Alain, Bach, Couperin, Hewstone and Jenkinson

1 CD / Novum / 2011-08-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor,...
Performers: Brooks, Robert; Hewstone, William; Jenkinson, Henry; Jones, Otta; Newsholme, David; Wearne, Nicholas
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Choir Of New College Oxford

The English 'cathedral' tradition is defined by the sound and musicianship of choristers: in New College's case, boys aged between 9 and 13. A mixture...continue...
Recording information: New College Chapel (03/19/2006-03/20/2006); New College Chapel (07/10/2006)....continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Angel Voices: The Boys' Choir Christmas Celebration / Vienna Boys' Choir; Dresden Boys' Choir, et al.

3 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (Choralkantate); Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Veni Domine ("Hear my p...
Performers: Buchner, Roland; Engelhardt, Kent; Humphries, Charles; Schicha, Ulrich; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Marschik, Peter; Hrncirik, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; Bläserensemble

American Record Guide
Here's a very nice set of three CDs devoted mostly to German music and performed by the cream of German and Austrian boychoirs...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Marlow, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-05-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; Hear my prayer; Beati Mortui, sacred chorus for male chorus, Op. 115/1; Die deutsche Liturgie; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle W...
Performers: Adams, Christopher; Bennett, Rachel; Brookshaw, Alastair; Casey, Paul; Cheng, Eugenie; Csey, Paul; Downes, Paula; McCarey, Angus; Tortise, Andrew; Williams, Mark
Conductors: Marlow, Richard
Ensemble: Cambridge Trinity College Choir

Mendelssohn devoted much of his energy and talent to music for liturgical use, and it forms a substantial proportion of his output. A collection of...continue...

Come Ye Makers of Song / Bartle, Toronto Children's Chorus

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2000-05-16

Works: Ruth Watson Henderson: Come, Ye Makers of Song; Paul Halley: Freedom Trilogy, for soloists, chorus & percussion; Baldassare Galuppi: Dixit Dominus (Psalm 110); Srul Irving Glick: Psalm Trilogy, for c...

Mendelssohn: Veni Domine, etc / Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor

1 CD / Capriccio / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Hear my prayer; Psalm 43 ("Richte mich, Gott"), for double chorus in D minor, Op. 78/2; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Denn er hat seinen Engel...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eschrig, Ralph; Haubold, Bernd; Junghanns, Egbert; Lepetit, Albrecht; Madry, Vincent; Mainka, Stefan; Schwarz, Gotthold; Selbig, Ute; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir