short enough to meet the requirements of a festive service
made by the famous Bach interpreter and expert
This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God
Goethe’s dramatic ballad The First Walpurgis Night inspired Mendelssohn to write a magnificent and vivid portrayal of the conflict between an old heathen community and the new aspirations of Christianization
Besides the Weihnachtsoratorium BVW 248
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137 (Score) series__Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici MH 419 (Haydn) short enough to meet theBach's chorale cantata "Lobe den Herren, den mchtigen Knig der Ehren BWV 137, has long been, thanks to its popular chorale text, one of the most frequently performed works by the Kantor of St. Thomas's. Unlike the cantatas in the cycle of chorale cantatas, the text of the hymn is not only used in the opening and final chorales, but Bach uses it in all the movements. The new edition reflects the current state of research and presents this work in