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New York, Carnegie Hall, 26.5.2017:
After intermission, a consortium of Swiss choral groups sang a handful of too-seldom performed chorales and motets by Felix Mendelssohn, under the gorgeous choral conducting of Dieter Wagner (not to be confused with Richard Wagner's grandson), both a capella and with piano. Wagner's motions brilliantly conveyed his meaning to the choir (the evening's largest group) with the space and lyrical flow so appropriate to this music.
All selections showed Mendelssohn's "debt" (if you can call it that) to Bach and the German Protestant tradition, perhaps inheritance would be a preferable word. In the final Hör mein Bitten (Hear My Prayer), a femal vocal quartet from the choir was front and center for the lovely entreaty that was answered and complemented by the full choir.