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Following in the footsteps of Bach and Handel, Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny Hensel wrote some of the most sumptuous choral works of the first half of the nineteenth century. The testamentary Christus, left unfinished at Felix's death, though often overshadowed by Paulus and Elias, forms a veritable trilogy with them. Fanny's early cantata Lobgesang, composed for her son Sebastian's first birthday, offers a joyous, festive contrast to her brother's music. Album Tracks 1. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part I The Birth of Christ I. Recitative. Da Jesus Geboren Ward 2. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part I The Birth of Christ II. Trio. Wo Ist Der Neugeborne König Der Juden 3. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part I The Birth of Christ Iiia. Chorus. Es Wird Ein Stern Aus Jakob Aufgehn 4. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part I The Birth of Christ Iiib. Chorale. Wie SCHÖN Leuchtet Der Morgenstern! 5. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ IV. Recitative. Und Der Ganze Haufe Stand Auf 6. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ V. Chorus. Diesen Finden Wir 7. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ VI. Recitative. Pilatus Sprach Zu Den Hohenpriestern 8. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ VII. Chorus. Er Hat Das Volk Erregt 9. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ VIII. Recitative. Pilatus Aber Sprach 10. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ IX. Chorus. Hinweg Mit Diesem 11. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ X. Recitative. Da Rief Pilatus 12. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ XI. Chorus. Kreuzige, Kreuzige 13. Mendelssohn Christus, Op. 97, Part II The Passion of Christ XII. Recitative. Pilatus Spricht Zu Ihnen 14. Mendelssoh
