Today, the name of Arnold Mendelssohn scarcely ranks as a footnote in most musical textbooks; however, he played a seminal role in the revival of German church music. His love of polyphony, combined with his characteristic warm, late Romantic harmonic language imbues Mendelssohn's scores with a sense of otherworldly timelessness.
15 Wiegenlied: Eia, Eia! Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein
16 Gemachlich: Vom Morgenlande Kamen
17 Beschluss: Aber Das Kind Wuchs Und Ward Stark
18 Finsternis Decket Das Erdreich
19 Denn Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren
20 Herr, Nun Lassest Du Deinen Diener in Frieden Fahren
21 O Konig Aller Ehren
Today, the name of Arnold Mendelssohn scarcely ranks as a footnote in most musical textbooks; however, he played a seminal role in the revival of German church music. His love of polyphony, combined with his characteristic warm, late Romantic harmonic language imbues Mendelssohn's scores with a sense of otherworldly timelessness.
