Immerse yourself in the timeless masterpiece "Mendelssohn: Elijah," a monumental oratorio by the renowned composer Felix Mendelssohn. Released in 1992 under Decca Music Group Ltd., this album is a cornerstone of classical music, blending the rich traditions of choral and orchestral compositions. Spanning over two hours, this extensive work is divided into two parts, each brimming with powerful narratives and sublime melodies that bring the biblical story of the prophet Elijah to life.
Mendelssohn's "Elijah" is a testament to his genius, showcasing his ability to merge dramatic intensity with lyrical beauty. The album features a stellar ensemble of vocalists and orchestral musicians, delivering a performance that is both technically impeccable and deeply moving. From the stirring overture to the triumphant finale, each track is a masterclass in composition and interpretation, highlighting Mendelssohn's profound understanding of human emotion and divine inspiration.
This album is not just a collection of tracks but a comprehensive journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah. The choral sections are particularly noteworthy, with their intricate harmonies and powerful delivery, while the solo arias offer moments of intimate reflection and spiritual depth. The orchestral arrangements are equally impressive, providing a rich tapestry of sound that enhances the overall listening experience.
For fans of classical music, "Mendelssohn: Elijah" is an essential addition to any collection. Whether you are a seasoned enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album offers a rich and rewarding experience that showcases the best of Mendelssohn's compositional prowess. Dive into the world of "Elijah" and discover the timeless beauty of Mendelssohn's music.
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: Introduction: "As God the Lord of Israel liveth"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: Overture - "Help, Lord" - "The deep affords no water!"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Lord, bow Thine ear to our pray'r!"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Yvonne Kenny, Anne Dawson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Ye people, rend your hearts" - "If with all your hearts"Felix Mendelssohn, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Yet doth the Lord see it not"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Elijah! Get thee hence; Elijah!"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "For He shall give His angels charge" - "Now Cherith's brook is dried up"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Yvonne Kenny, Anne Dawson, Jean Rigby, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kim Begley, Thomas Allen, John Connell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "What have I to do with thee"Felix Mendelssohn, Yvonne Kenny, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Bless'd are they who fear the Lord"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Kim Begley, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Baal, we cry to thee"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Call him louder, for he is a God!"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Call him louder! He heareth not"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Cast thy burden upon the Lord"Felix Mendelssohn, Yvonne Kenny, Jean Rigby, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Connell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "O Thou, who makest Thine angels"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Is not his word like a fire!"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him!"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "O man of God, help thy people"Felix Mendelssohn, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Jamie Hopkins, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Thanks be to God!"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Hear ye, Israel" - "Thus saith the Lord" - "I am He that comforteth"Felix Mendelssohn, Yvonne Kenny, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Be not affraid, saith God the Lord"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "The Lord hath exalted thee"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Jean Rigby, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Woe to him! He shall perish!"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Man of God, now let my words"Felix Mendelssohn, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "It is enough! O Lord, now take" - "See, now he slee- peth"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Lift thine eyes to the mountains"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Yvonne Kenny, Jean Rigby, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "He, watching over Israel, slumbers not"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Arise, Elijah"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him"Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Rigby, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "He that shall endure to the end"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Night falleth round me! O Lord"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Yvonne Kenny, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Behold, God the Lord passed by!"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Above Him stood the Seraphim" - "Holy, holy, holy"Felix Mendelssohn, Anne Sofie von Otter, Yvonne Kenny, Jean Rigby, Lynne Dawson, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Go return upon thy way"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "For the mountains shall depart"Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas Allen, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Then did Elijah the prophet break forth"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Then shall the righteous shine"Felix Mendelssohn, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet"Felix Mendelssohn, Yvonne Kenny, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "But the Lord from the north hath raised one"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Oh come ev'ryone that thirsteth"Felix Mendelssohn, Yvonne Kenny, Jean Rigby, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Connell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "And then shall your light break forth"Felix Mendelssohn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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