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Mendelssohn
The Neo-classical Romantic:
There is an enormous difference between the composer of those hardly intelligible overtures which mean to be 'fantastic', and the composer of 'St Paul ';for he is in both spirit and form a truly classic composer.
(WIENER THEA TERZEITUNG, 1839)
St Paul , Op 36
(Part 1: Overture and Nos 1-15) HELEN DONATH (soprano)
HANNA SCHWARZ (contralto) WERNER HOLLWEG (tenor)
DIETRICH FISCHER DIESKAU (baritone)
WUPPERTALEN KURRENDE BOYS' CHOIR
DUSSELDORF STADTISCHE
MUSIKVEREIN CHOIR
DUSSELDORF Sol
RAFAEL FRUHBECK DE BURGOS: records

Contributors

Unknown:
St Paul
Unknown:
St Paul
Soprano:
Helen Donath
Contralto:
Hanna Schwarz
Tenor:
Dietrich Fischer
Source: Radio Times

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