Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Indianapolis Symphonic Choir & Eric Stark

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I. Introduction "As God the Lord of Israel liveth" (Elijah)
    0:57
  2. 2.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I. Overture
    3:18
  3. 3.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 1 Chorus "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us" (the people)
    4:00
  4. 4.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 2 Duet with chorus "Lord, bow Thine ear to our prayer" (the people, two women)
    1:49
  5. 5.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 3 Recitative "Ye people, rend your hearts and not your garments" (Obadiah)
    1:00
  6. 6.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 4 Aria "If with all your hearts ye truly seek Me..." (Obadiah)
    2:26
  7. 7.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 5 Chorus "Yet doth the Lord see it not" (the people)
    3:42
  8. 8.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 6 Recitative "Elijah! Get thee hence, Elijah!" (Angel I)
    0:47
  9. 9.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 7 Double quartet "For He shall give His Angels charge over thee" (Angels)
    2:30
  10. 10.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 7 Recitative "Now Cherith's brook is dried up" (Angel I)
    1:11
  11. 11.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 8 Recitative, Aria, & Duet "What have I to do with thee, o man of God?" (the widow, Elijah)
    6:06
  12. 12.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 9 Chorus "Blessed are the men who fear Him" (the people)
    3:20
  13. 13.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 10 Recitative with Chorus "As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, the people)
    3:52
  14. 14.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 11 Chorus "Baal, we cry to thee (prophets of Baal)
    2:59
  15. 15.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 12 Recitative with Chorus "Call him louder, for he is a god!" (Elijah, prophets of Baal)
    0:58
  16. 16.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 13 Recitative with Chorus "Call him louder! He heareth not" (Elijah, prophets of Baal)
    0:28
  17. 17.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 13A Chorus "Hear and answer, Baal!" (prophets of Baal)
    1:22
  18. 18.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 14 Recitative & Aria: "Draw near, all ye people"; "Lord God of Abraham" (Elijah)
    3:20
  19. 19.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 15 Quartet "Cast thy burden upon the Lord" (Angels)
    1:39
  20. 20.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 16 Recitative with Chorus "O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits" (Elijah, the people)
    2:45
  21. 21.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 17 Aria "Is not His word like a fire" (Elijah)
    1:58
  22. 22.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 18 Arioso "Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him!" (Angel I)
    3:13
  23. 23.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 19 Recitative "O man of God, help thy people!" (Obadiah)
    0:35
  24. 24.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 19A Recitative with Chorus "O Lord, Thou hast overthrown Thine enemies" (Elijah, the boy, the people)
    4:53
  25. 25.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 20 Chorus "Thanks be to God! He laveth the thirsty land" (the people)
    3:52

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 21 Aria "Hear ye, Israel" (soprano I)
    5:20
  2. 3.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 22 Chorus "'Be not afraid', saith God the Lord"
    3:49
  3. 4.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 23 Recitative with Chorus "The Lord hath exalted thee from among the people" (Elijah, The Queen)
    3:31
  4. 5.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 24 Chorus "Woe to him, he shall perish"
    1:33
  5. 6.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 25 Recitative "Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight" (Obadiah, Elijah)
    2:26
  6. 7.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 26 Aria "It is enough, O Lord now take away my life" (Elijah)
    4:35
  7. 8.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 27 Recitative "See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree" (tenor I)
    0:49
  8. 9.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 28 Trio "Lift thine eyes to the mountains" (Angels)
    1:45
  9. 10.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 29 Chorus "He, watching over Israel, slumbers not"
    3:17
  10. 11.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 30 Recitative "Arise, Elijah, for thou hast a long journey before thee" (Angel I, Elijah)
    1:47
  11. 12.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 31 Aria "O rest in the Lord" (Angel I)
    3:06
  12. 13.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 32 Chorus "He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved"
    1:55
  13. 14.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 33 Recitative "Night falleth round me, O Lord!" (Elijah, Angel II)
    1:23
  14. 15.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 34 Chorus "Behold! God the Lord passed by!"
    3:36
  15. 16.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 35 Recitative "Above Him stood the Seraphim" (alto I)
    0:18
  16. 17.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 35A Quartet with Chorus "Holy is God the Lord"
    2:15
  17. 18.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 36 Chorus and Recitative "Go, return upon thy way!" (Elijah)
    1:16
  18. 19.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 37 Arioso "For the mountains shall depart" (Elijah)
    2:35
  19. 20.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 38 Chorus "Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire"
    2:30
  20. 21.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 39 Aria "Then shall the righteous shine forth" (tenor I)
    2:41
  21. 22.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 40 Recitative "Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet" (soprano I)
    0:58
  22. 23.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 41 Chorus "But the Lord from the north hath raised one"
    2:54
  23. 24.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 41A Quartet "O come everyone that thirsteth"
    3:22
  24. 25.
    Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 42 Chorus "And then shall your light break forth"
    3:14

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