Hymn of Praise. Carus Choir Coach – Alto

Mendelssohn described his 1840 work as "a symphony for chorus and orchestra". The development from darkness to light forms the most important poetic image in it. In several numbers the biblical message is initially expounded by a soloist, then taken up by the chorus, repeated and expanded. The important role played by the chorus is also reflected in the difficulty of some passages. Above all, in the crowning final movement, there should be no trace of tiredness ...

The Carus Choir Coach offers choir singers the unique opportunity to study and learn their own, individual choral parts within the context of the sound of the entire choir and orchestra. For every vocal range a separate CD containing each choir part is available. The CD is based on recorded interpretations by renowned artists who have performed the work from carefully prepared Carus Urtext editions. Each choir part is presented in three different versions:

• Original recording
• Coach: each part is accompanied by the piano, with the original recording sounding in the background
• Coach in slow mode: the tempo of the coach slows down to 70% of the original version – through this reduction passages can be learned more effectively.