Mendelssohn and Brahms: Sacred Motets Catholic It is both here and

It is both here and there

An invitation to find peace and stillness

Great masters including Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

" —American Record Guide

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Mendelssohn and Brahms: Sacred Motets Catholic It is both here andTwo of the great composers of the Romantic era, Mendelssohn and Brahms, brought their great melodic gifts and deeply felt expression to the motet form. The clarity and meaning of the sacred texts was of primary importance to both composers, and their study of Palestrina and Bach strongly influenced the style of these superb works. This recording features the rarely performed motet Aus tiefer Noth by Mendelssohn, and three Brahms motets written as