Soprano voice solo, tenor voice solo, mixed choir, organ SKU: BR.EB-8058 ...(+)
Soprano voice solo, tenor
voice solo, mixed choir,
organ
SKU:
BR.EB-8058
Movements III and
IV. Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Arranged by Thorsten
Sterzik. Symphony.
Edition Breitkopf. With
regard to the anniversary
of the Reformation in
2017, this version for
solos, choir and organ by
Torsten Sterzik
originated to pave the
Reformation Symphony's
way into the church as
well, restoring the text
to Luther's chorale in
the fourth movement.
Symphony; Romantic. Organ
score. 36 pages. Duration
30'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 8058.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8058).
ISBN 9790004183700. 9
x 12 inches.
The
Reformation Symphony was
composed in 1830 for the
300th anniversary of the
Confessio Augustana, the
founding of the Lutheran
confession of faith. In
the fourth movement,
Mendelssohn quotes,
elaborates and varies
artfully the
Luther-chorale Ein feste
Burg ist unser Gott [God
is our fortress],
erecting a musical
monument to the reformer
Martin Luther. After an
initial confl icting
reception, the
Reformation Symphony
meanwhile is established
fi rmly in the concert
repertoire. EB 8058 is
intended for performances
with organ. It can also
be used for the
preparation of the chorus
and soloists for
performances with
orchestra.
With
regard to the anniversary
of the Reformation in
2017, this version for
solos, choir and organ by
Torsten Sterzik
originated to pave the
Reformation Symphony's
way into the church as
well, restoring the text
to Luther's chorale in
the fourth movement and
additionally including
the third movement, its
arioso solos being sung
by a soprano and a tenor
solo.