The First Walpurgis Night. A Poem by Goethe
Ballad for chorus and orchestra
by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
ATB - Sheet Music

Orchestra Soli Voices ATBarB (ATB), SATB Choir, Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, Gran Tamburo e Piatti, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb - Level 3

SKU: CA.4013815

Ballad for chorus and orchestra. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by R. Larry Todd. Secular choral music. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mendelssohn. Double bass. Secular choral music. Single Part, Double Bass. MWV D 3. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.138/15. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013815).

ISBN 9790007249427. Language: German/English. Text: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang.

Goethe's dramatic ballad The First Walpurgis Night inspired Mendelssohn to write a magnificent and vivid portrayal of the conflict between an old heathen community and the new aspirations of Christianization, between belief and superstition on both sides. In 1833 Mendelssohn had his ballad premiered, but he decided to make far-reaching revisions before he finally had the work published in 1844. The Carus edition by the leading Mendelssohn scholar R. Larry Todd is based on the first printed edition of the score and thus the last authentic version of the work. This important choral work by Mendelssohn is now available in a modern Urtext edition, with full score (in two languages), vocal score, choral score and orchestral material available on sale, as well as a CD recording by the Kammerchor Stuttgart conducted by Frieder Bernius (planned for autumn 2019). Score and part available separately - see item CA.4013800.