Leipzig Edition of the Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Complete Works by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn Choir - Sheet Music

SKU: BR.SON-415

ISBN 9790004802601. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Mendelssohn's Athalia, i.e. the incidental music to Racine's tragedy Athalie, occupies a special place among the composer's incidental works for stage plays. The composer began by setting the original French text (Vol. V/9A) before expanding his concept step by step for the German version. He revised this version several times - and especially the closing chorus - for the first performance in 1845. The work was not published during the composer's lifetime, which means that, in consideration of Mendelssohn's notorious self-criticism, there is no definitive final version. Armin Koch has taken up the editorial challenge and, with his great knowledgeability, cleared up all questions concerning the authentic form of the work.