Felix Mendelssohn :: Antigone, op.55


 

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Mendelssohn, Felix
1809-1847
(b Hamburg, 3 Feb 1809; d Leipzig, 4 Nov 1847). German
Antigone, op.55 <1841>
double male chorus (TTBB/TTBB) 4 solo basses
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Complete incidental music to Sophocles' play.
4 solo basses are taken from the choruses (2 from each).
Introduction for orch alone.
Hp in Nos. 1&6 only.

Source of text: Sophocles, tr by Johann Christian Donner & August Böckh. Language: German translation
Introduction: Andante maestoso–Allegro assai
appassionato
1. Maestoso (Strahl der Helios...)
2. Andante con moto; 2a. Andante (Vieles Gewaltige
lebt...)
3. Moderato–Allegro con fuoco (Ihr Seligen, deren
Geschick...)
4. Adagio non troppo–Allegro moderato (O Eros,
Allsieger...)
5. Recitativo–Allegro assai (Noch toset des Sturmes
Gewalt)
6. Allegro maestoso–Allegro assai vivace
(Vielnamiger...)
7. Andante alla marcia (Hier kommt er ja selbst)