Hebrews 8

Caligaverunt Oculi Mei (1585) is the ninth responsory for the matins of Good Friday. Scored for unaccompanied mixed voices, the text combines scriptures from Job and Lamentations as an allegory

Energetic tempo, soaring vocal lines, and unified rhythmic texture create a rousing setting of Schulze's text about Jager (hunters) roaming the forest. The strophic form and straightforward harmony make

Many of these editions would not have seen the light of day had it not been for the extensive research and determination of Martin Banner. Here, this rather obscure Kyrie by Johann Adolf Hasse is

Heinrich Heine was a favorite poet for Mendelssohn. In Wasserfahrt, or "waterway" in English, Heine provides a pictorial poetry that Mendelssohn seizes upon.  Throughout this short piece,