Elijah (Oratorio), op. 70

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus & Richard Hickox

Elijah is an oratorio by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed and first performed in 1846. It synthesises Baroque oratorio models with Romantic harmonic language and expansive choral and orchestral writing, and it occupies a central place among Mendelssohn's large-scale vocal works composed near the end of his life.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Air (Soprano)
    5:18
  2. 2.
    Part I - Introduction
    1:03
  3. 3.
    Chorus
    4:23
  4. 4.
    Overture
    3:25
  5. 5.
    Chorus and Recitative
    4:35
  6. 6.
    Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus
    3:26
  7. 7.
    Chorus
    1:35
  8. 8.
    Duet and Chorus
    1:55
  9. 9.
    Recitative - Obadiah and Elijah
    2:08
  10. 10.
    Recitative - Obadiah
    0:45
  11. 11.
    Air - Obadiah
    2:14
  12. 12.
    Air - Elijah
    5:15
  13. 13.
    Chorus
    4:04
  14. 14.
    Recitative (Tenor)
    0:40
  15. 15.
    Recitative - An Angel
    0:59
  16. 16.
    Trio - The Angels
    2:09
  17. 17.
    Semi-Chorus - Angels and Recitative
    3:39
  18. 18.
    Chorus - Angels
    3:58
  19. 19.
    Air and Duet - The Widow, Elijah
    5:38
  20. 20.
    Recitative - The Angel (Contralto) and Elijah
    1:57
  21. 21.
    Air - The Angel (Contralto)
    3:28
  22. 22.
    Chorus
    3:41
  23. 23.
    Recitative (Elijah, Ahab) and Chorus
    3:54
  24. 24.
    Chorus
    2:44
  25. 25.
    Recitative (Elijah) and The Angel
    1:42
  26. 26.
    Chorus (Priests of Baal)
    3:25
  27. 27.
    Chorus
    3:43
  28. 28.
    Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus
    1:09
  29. 29.
    Recitative (Contralto) - Semi-chorus and Chorus
    3:41
  30. 30.
    Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus (Priests of Baal)
    2:00
  31. 31.
    Recitative and Air - Elijah
    3:33
  32. 32.
    Chorus and Recitative (Elijah)
    1:21
  33. 33.
    Chorale - Angels
    2:12
  34. 34.
    Arioso (Elijah)
    2:21
  35. 35.
    Chorus
    2:13
  36. 36.
    Recitative (Elijah) and Angels
    2:45
  37. 37.
    Air - Elijah
    1:54
  38. 38.
    Air (Tenor)
    2:07
  39. 39.
    Recitative (Soprano)
    1:05
  40. 40.
    Arioso (Contralto)
    3:15
  41. 41.
    Recitative (Obadiah) and Chorus
    5:44
  42. 42.
    Chorus and (41a) Quartet
    6:06
  43. 43.
    Chorus
    3:53
  44. 44.
    Chorus
    3:36

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