Rorate coeli
O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf op. 29, 1868/1869
Max Bruch succeeded in composing an impressive setting of the well known Advent text, "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" (O Saviour, tear open the heavens). Compositionally it is extremely sophisticated in its construction; Bruch combines both the choir and orchestra in a powerfully expressive and moving portrayal of mankind waiting for the coming of the Saviour. Following the premiere of the work in 1869 it was celebrated as Bruch's most important choral work, but later it fell largely into oblivion. Almost 150 years after it was composed, for the first time a critical-scholarly edition is now available to the public.
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Composer
Max Bruch
| 1838-1920Max Bruch, geb. 1838 in Köln, gest. 1920 in Berlin. Schüler von F. Hiller (Theorie und Komposition) und C. Reinecke (Klavier). Nach einigen Jahren als Musiklehrer in Köln ausgedehnte Studienreise; Musikdirektor in Koblenz, Hofkapellmeister in Sondershausen, schließlich Direktor des Sternschen Gesangvereins in Berlin. Von 1880–1883 Direktor der Philharmonic Society in Liverpool, danach Leiter des Orchestervereins Breslau. 1851 Professor für Komposition an der Berliner Akademie der Künste. Seine zahlreichen großen Chorwerke mit Orchester, z.B. "Das Lied von der Glocke", aber auch die A-cappella-Chöre erfreuten sich seinerzeit großer Beliebtheit. Personal details
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Minkus Teske
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Songwriter / Librettist
Karl Simrock
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Songwriter / Librettist
Friedrich von Spee
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Das Werk eignet sich beispielsweise als Ergänzung eines Weihnachtskonzertes mit Rheinbergers «Stern von Bethlehem».
musik & liturgie, 5/2016
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