Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
watercolor by James Warren Childe, 1829
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mendelssohn_Bartholdy.jpg)
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Mendelssohn: Ave Maria for Soloist and 8-part chorus Op.23 No.2
00:11 : Ave Maria (Andante)
02:48 : Sancta Maria (Con moto)
04:50 : Ave Maria (Andante)
Hervé Lamy (tenor)
Ensemble Vocal de La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale de Gand
Directed by Philippe Herreweghe
(video by stigekalder)

I came to this choral masterpiece through Sine musica nulla vita, who brought the video from a blog dedicated to Otras Cosas - Música, Poesia, Pensamientos.



(Old Masters)