Der 2. Psalm, op.78 nr 1 "Warum toben die Heiden", MWV B41
Kyrie eleison, MWV B57
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, MWV B57
Pianotrio nr 2, op.66, MWV Q33
Richte mich, Gott, op.78 nr 2, MWV B46
Heilig ist der Gott Zebaoth, MWV B57
Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, op.69 nr 2, MWV B45
Adagio from Sonata for cello and piano, op.58, MWV Q18

CD’s rarely contain both chamber and choral music, but in the case of Felix Mendelssohn, the juxtaposition is justified. For which is the more Bach-inspired? The a cappella works which breathe Bach in every note, or the Piano Trio no. 2 with the choral Herr Gott dich loben wir, which also motors Bach’s cantata 130? An exceptional trio featuring violinist Pekka Kuusisto, cellist Pieter Wispelwey, and pianist Alasdair Beatson, as well as the acclaimed Flemish Radio Choir and conductor Hervé Niquet, bring homage to the composer who gave second life to Bach, and grace and poetry to the romantics.

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Recorded at the Jezuietenkerk, Heverlee, Belgium on November 9 and 10, 2016 and the Academiezaal Sint-Truiden, Belgium, from March 20 until March 23, 2017.