This week's Choral Showcase presents Paulus, an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn. Modeled on the style of Bach, this 1836 work, one of Mendelssohn's most dramatic and successful creations, tells the story of Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus and his mission as "apostle to the Gentiles."
Show Notes
Felix Mendelssohn: Paulus (St. Paul)
- Gundula Janowitz & Rosemarie Lang, sopranos; Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor; Theo Adam, bass (St. Paul); Gothart Stier & Hermann Christian Polster, basses
- Gewandhaus Children's Choir
- Gewandhaus Orchestra and Radio Choir
- Kurt Masur (conductor)