{"id":83107,"date":"2020-11-10T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T13:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=83107"},"modified":"2020-11-10T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T13:59:33","slug":"longingly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/longingly\/","title":{"rendered":"Longingly"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[],"acf":{"old_id":"83107","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":79834,"related_cahpter":"609","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"A new series - this time: Felix Mendelssohn \r\n\r\n","content":"

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847): Psalm 42 () for soloists and choir<\/p>\n

Of all the many compositions written by the greats over the years to this beloved psalm, this work of Mendelssohn\u2019s is one of the best known. It\u2019s written in the tradition of a German baroque cantata, with a clear connection to the world of Handel; but there are also broad melodies in the spirit of the early German romanticism, and with an expression of deep longing (bringing to life the opening words of the psalm – \u201cLike a hind longing for water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Felix Mendelssohn, a Jew who was baptized a Christian as a child, uses the German translation of Martin Luther, the founder of the Christian Reformation. Part of the text is a paraphrase, which lengthens the verses in certain places, beyond the literal translation from the original.<\/p>\n

The work includes seven separate movements, each one dedicated to a different part of the psalm. That\u2019s how Mendelssohn expresses the diverse (or even fickle or erratic) character of the psalm: the first section is written for the words \u201cLike a hind crying for water, my soul cries for You,\u201d with the composer elaborating the idyllic natural setting, with the meaning of deep faith arising from the setting. Part 2, as well, \u201cMy soul thirsts for God, the living God,\u201d written for solo soprano is written in a romantic, even emotional, vein, with lovely solos also for the oboe.<\/p>\n

Part 3, in an operatic style, connects without a break. At first, it is a recitative (spoken) – \u201cMy tears have been my food day and night\u201d and \u201cWhen I think of this, I pour out my soul.\u201d Following the recitative, there is an upbeat aria \u201chow I walked with the crowd, the festive throng.\u201d These festivities continue to the next choral section, which begins with \u201cWhy so downcast, my soul\u201d but develops into an enthusiastic section, in the style of the oratorios of Handel. The final chord of the choral section is also the beginning of a particularly moving recitative for the soprano: \u201cO my God, my soul is downcast.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sixth section is called \u201cquintet\u201d and is structured as a dialogue between a solo soprano and four male singers. It begins with \u201cBy day may the LORD vouchsafe His faithful care.\u201d For the conclusion of the work, Mendelssohn has a choral treatment of the last verse, \u201cWhy so downcast, my soul, why disquieted within me?\u201d that was heard previously in verse 7. The section opens with a return to the earlier \u201cHandel-style\u201d choral piece, that was written on this verse, but here it develops differently, with structures that forge a unification between the baroque style and the romantic symphony. <\/p>\n

F. Mendelssohn – Psalm 42 ‘Wie der Hirsch schreit’
\nRadio Philharmonic Orchestra \/ Great Broadcasting Choir: Philippe Herreweghe, conductor; Christina Landshamer, soprano; Utrecht, 2014.<\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E0saNS3yLF0","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"The Psalms In Classical Music","main_caption":"Longingly","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"A new series - this time: Felix Mendelssohn ","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":false,"preview_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E0saNS3yLF0","external_link":"","link_for_pay":false,"tile_gallery_items":false,"credits":""},"alternate_tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","hide_media":false},"tile_group":{"preview_image_url":false,"main_caption":"","sub_caption":"","":null,"popup_package_extra_content":"","read_time":""},"home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_default_title":"","seo_default_description":""},"links":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83193,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83107\/revisions\/83193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}