Word: hymned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...state convention in Solingen last week, he appealed for a "purified patriotism" and demanded reinstatement of the first two verses of the German anthem (including the famous "Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles . . ."), which were originally banned by the Allies, and were left out of the national hymn after the occupation. He has also emphasized that his party opposed reparations and aid for Israel, as well as extending the statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes. Though an opponent of former Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, Mende, like Strauss, justifies his opposition to the extension of the statute by referring...
...doom-laden theme in the basses sounded against a background of Nearer, My God, to Thee, softly played by a chamber ensemble isolated at the rear of the orchestra. Then the violins joined in with The Sweet Bye and Bye, intertwined with clashes of brass and drums and another hymn sung by an 18-voice chorus. The second movement, beginning with a blaring Marching Through Georgia, erupted into a cacophonous frenzy, while above and below individual instruments unconcernedly picked out Yankee Doodle and Turkey in the Straw, After a soothingly lovely third movement, the work ended with a majestic, anthem...
...Choir, formed only this fall, demonstrated its versatility early in the program with two versions of the "Thrice Holy Hymn." They first sang the Hymn as Tchaikovsky wrote it, with power and spirit. They then presented an arrangement of the original Byzantine anthem, and their enthusiasm was transformed into disciplined solemnity...
...members of the Choir speak Russian, and they sing from transliterations. Nevertheless, their diction was excellent. Even in the hymn "Lord, Have Mercy," in which an extremely difficult phrase is repeated rapidly and loudly, their pronounciation was flawless...
...probably the best known of his major works. The texts from the Book of Isaiah are as flamboyant as any I've heard; the choruses, and the work as a whole, epitomize some of his most successful ventures. There are eight verses with tremendously varied settings: a simple hymn; a lament that borders on the sublime (and I'd like to shoot the guy that made the open fifth of the final chord into a major triad); songs of Thanks giving with the longest crescendi since Rossini stopped writing overtures; and a chorus of "Woe unto them that..." that reminds...