Psalm 42 (Mendelssohn)

Psalm 42 op. 42 (MWV A 15) "Wie der Hirsch schreit" ("As pants the Hart") is a composition by Felix Mendelssohn composed in 1837/38 for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.

Mendelssohn set the music to Martin Luther's German translation of Psalm 42 from the Book of Psalms.

Structure

Chorus: Wie der Hirsch schreit (As the Hart Longs)
Aria (soprano): Meine Seele dürstet nach Gott (For my soul thirsteth for God)
Recitative and aria (soprano): Meine Tränen sind meine Speise (My tears have been my meat) – Denn ich wollte gern hingehen (For I had gone forth most gladly)
Chorus: Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Why, my soul, art thou so vexed?)
Recitative (soprano): Mein Gott, betrübt ist meine Seele (My God, within me is my soul cast down)
Quintet (soprano with TT BB): Der Herr hat des Tages verheißen (The Lord hath commanded)
Final chorus: Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele (Why, my soul, art thou so vexed?)

External links

Psalm 42 (As the Hart Pants), Op. 42: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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