The Protestant chorale played an important role for Mendelssohn even in his early years. Inspired by Bach’s works he, too, composed cantatas on chorales, including one on the Lutheran Christmas hymn "Vom Himmel hoch" which is still well-known and popular today. If the voices enter confidently and in rapid succession in the opening chorus, and the phrasing has a heavenly lightness through secure intonation, then we can really celebrate Christmas.
Performers: Krisztina Laki (soprano), Berthold Possemeyer (baritone) – Kammerchor Stuttgart, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn – Frieder Bernius
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Performers: Krisztina Laki (soprano), Berthold Possemeyer (baritone) – Kammerchor Stuttgart, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn – Frieder Bernius
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- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch
- Aria: Es ist der Herr Christ
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit
- Aria: Sei willekomm'
- Arioso: Das also hat gefallen dir
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott
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Practice aids voice part soprano
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
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Practice aids voice part alto
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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Practice aids voice part tenore
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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Practice aids voice part basso
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach)
- Coro: Vom Himmel hoch (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach)
- Choral: Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach)
- Schlusschor: Lob, Ehr sei Gott (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1. CoroFrom heav’n on high I come to you:
I bring you joyful news and true.
The joyful news I bring this day
I now shall sing and I shall say.For you this day a child is born,
2. Aria (Baritone)
Born of a virgin pure and fine.
This beautiful and winsome boy
Shall be your gladness and your joy.He is the Christ, our blessed Lord,
3. Choral
And he will keep you from all want.
Your King and Saviour he shall be,
And from transgression make you free.
He brings you all the blessedness,
That God will give you in his grace.He brings you all the blessedness,
That God will give you in his grace,
That you in heav’n eternally
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)
1. Coro Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her,
ich bring euch gute neue Mär.
Der guten Mär bring ich so viel,
davon ich singn und sagen will.
Euch ist ein Kindlein heut geborn,
von einer Jungfrau auserkorn,
ein Kindelein so zart und fein,
das soll euer Freud und Wonne sein.2. Aria (Bariton) Es ist der Herr Christ, unser Gott,
der will euch führn aus aller Not.
Er will euer Heiland selber sein,
von allen Sünden machen rein.
Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit,
die Gott, der Vater, hat bereit.3. Choral Er bringt euch alle Seligkeit,
die Gott, der Vater, hat bereit,
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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
| 1809-1847Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) is regarded as one of the most important composers of the Romantic period. His compositions combine the formal clarity of the Viennese Classical period with the heightened expressiveness of the 19th century. His engagement with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach was particularly influential; he played a key role in its rediscovery through the performance of the St Matthew Passion in 1829.
Among his best-known vocal works are his two oratorios, Paulus and Elias, as well as his chorale cantata Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich. Furthermore, Mendelssohn worked as a conductor, pianist and music teacher, and made a significant contribution to the professionalisation of the concert scene and to the development of the Leipzig Conservatoire. His work occupies a central position in 19th-century music history and combines a sense of tradition with Romantic sound aesthetics.
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Melody composed by
Martin Luther
| 1483-1546
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Songwriter / Librettist
Martin Luther
| 1483-1546
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