Lobgesang de Mendelssohn

After meeting Goethe in 1812, Beethoven was inspired by the writer’s literary work, for which he had a deep admiration, and based himself on it to create the majestic cantata for chorus and orchestra Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt. Mendelssohn also met Goethe very early on in his career – he also put some of his poems to music – and the writer declared that he was witnessing a prodigy comparable to Mozart. Mendelssohn’s creation would similarly be very permeable to his relationship with poetry, Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang, being one of the most notable examples.

Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op. 112
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Lobgesang, op. 52

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