Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) Leipzig Edition of the Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – SON 453 | to be published late March 2023
edited by the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Series VI (Sacred Works) – Vol. 2: Sacred Works for Chorus (or Soloists with Chorus) and Organ or Basso continuo
edited by
Clemens Harasim
To be published late March 2023
ISMN: 979-0-004-80363-9
This Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy anthology contains 19 sacred vocal works in various choral and sometimes additional solo settings, with organ, harpsichord, or basso continuo accompaniment. Among these pieces composed from 1821 to 1847 are six works that were not published during Mendelssohn’s lifetime. Seven of the works presented are each extant in at least one other authorized version that has also been edited here. The occasions and circumstances of their composition vary as much as their musical structures and characteristics: Several were intended for specific performances; others were written from the outset for publication.