Rinaldo, op. 50
Cantata
Rinaldo, Op. 50, is a cantata for tenor solo, four-part male chorus and orchestra by German composer Johannes Brahms. It was begun in 1863 as an entry for a choral competition announced in Aachen. He chose as his text the dramatic poem of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which presents an episode from the epic Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso in the form of a series of dialogues between the knight Rinaldo, who has been enchanted by the witch Armida, and his fellow knights, who are calling him back to the path of duty.
Movements
- Allegro "Zu dem Strande! Zu der Barke!"
- "O laßt mich einen Augenblick noch hier!"
- Poco adagio "Stelle her der goldnen Tage"
- Moderato "Sachte kommt! und kommt verbunden"
- Allegro "Aber Alles verkündet" - Allegro non troppo "Nein! nicht länger ist zu säumen!"
- Poco sostenuto "Weh, was seh' ich, welch ein Bild!"
- Allegretto non troppo "Zurück nur! zurücke"
- Andante con moto e poco agitato "Zum zweiten Male seh' ich erscheinen"
- Allegro con fuoco "Und umgewandelt seh' ich die Holde"
- Andante "Schon sind sie erhöret"
- Final Chorus. Allegro "Segel schwellen"
- Un poco tranquillo "Das erfrischet"