Mendelssohn: Elijah Orchestral & Concertos Choir 2 for 1

Mendelssohn: Elijah

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CHAN 241-48

Multiple Set of 2 CDs

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Running Time: 130:54

CD UPC: 0095115244821

Release Date: August 2014
Originally recorded in April 1989

Composer (1809-1847)
Felix Mendelssohn

Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Solo bass - Elijah
Willard White

Soprano Voice soprano - The Widow, Angel, Soprano Solos
Rosalind Plowright

Mezzo Voice contralto - Angel, The Queen, Contralto Solos
Linda Finnie

Tenor Voice tenor - Obadiah, Ahab, Tenor Solos
Arthur Davies

Solo treble - The Youth
Jeremy Budd

Choral
London Symphony Chorus

Solo organ
Roderick Elms

Venue
Church of St Jude-on-the Hill, Central Square, London NW11

Conductor
Richard Hickox

Producer
Brian Couzens

Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer
Ben Connellan

Mastering engineer
Rosanna Fish

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN

(1809-1847)

Elijah, Op. 70

131:24

COMPACT DISC ONE

First Part

Introduction. Recitative. Elijah: 'As God the Lord of Israel liveth' -

1:08

Overture -

3:25

Chorus. The People: 'Help, Lord! wilt Thou quite

4:35

destroy us?' -

Recitative. Chorus: 'The deep afford no water' -

Duet with Chorus. The People: 'Lord! bow Thine ear to our prayer!' -

1:55

Duet (soprano and contralto); 'Zion spreadeth her hands for aid' -

Recitative. Obadiah: 'Ye people, rend your hearts, and not

0:45

your garments' -

Air. Obadiah: 'If with all your hearts ye truly seek Me' -

2:13

Chorus. The People: 'Yet doth the Lord see it not' -

4:04

Recitative. An Angel (contralto): 'Elijah! get thee

0:59

hence, Elijah!' -

Semi-chorus. Angels: 'For He shall give His angels

3:39

charger over thee' -

Recitative. An Angel (contralto): 'Now Cherith's brook is dried up' -

10.

Recitative, Air, and Duet. The Widow (soprano): 'What have

5:38

I to do with thee, O man of God?' -

11.

Chorus: 'Blessed are the men who fear Him' -

3:41

12.

Recitative. Elijah, Ahab, and Chorus: 'As God the

3:55

Lord of Sabaoth liveth; -

13.

Chorus: Priests of Baal: 'Baal, we cry to thee;

3:24

hear and answer us!' -

14.

Recitative. Elijah: 'Call him louder, for he is a god!' -

1:09

Chorus. Priests of Baal: 'Hear our cry, O Baal!' -

15.

Recitative. Elijah: 'Call him louder! he heareth not' -

1:59

Chorus. Priests of Baal: 'Hear and answer Baal!' -

16.

Recitative and Air. Elijah: 'Draw near, all ye people:

3:33

come to me!' -

17.

Chorale: Angels: 'Cast they burden upon the Lord' -

2:12

18.

Recitative. Elijah: 'O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits' -

2:46

Chorus. The People; 'The fire descends from heaven' -

Recitative. Elijah: 'Take all the prophets of Baal' -

Chorus. The People: 'Take all the prophets of Baal' -

19.

Air. Elijah: 'Is not His word like a fire' -

1:53

20.

Arioso (contralto): 'Woe unto them who forsake Him!' -

3:15

21.

Recitative with Chorus. Obadiah: 'O man of god,

5:44

help they people!' -

Elijah: 'O Lord, Thou hast overthrown Thine enemies and destroyed them' -

22.

Chorus. The People: 'Thanks be to God! He laveth

3:58

the thirsty land!

Total time: 66:03

COMPACT DISC TWO

Second Part

Air (soprano): 'Hear ye, Israel; hear what the Lord speaketh' -

5:20

Chorus: 'Be not afraid, saith God the Lord' -

4:23

Recitative. Elijah: 'The Lord hath exalted thee from among

3:26

the people' -

Recitative with Chorus. The Queen: 'Have ye not heard he hath prophesied against all Israel? ' -

Chorus: 'Woe to him, he sall perish; for he closed

1:35

the heavens!' -

Recitative. Obadiah: 'Man of god, now let my words

2:08

be precious in thy sight' -

Air. Elijah: 'It is enough; O Lord, now take away my life' -

5:15

Recitative (tenor): 'See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper

0:40

tree in the wilderness' -

Soprano and Alto Trio. The Angels: 'Lift thine eyes to the

2:09

mountains, whence cometh help' -

Chorus. Angels: 'He, watching over Israel, slumbers

3:58

not, nor sleeps' -

10.

Recitative. The Angel (contralto): 'Aris, Elijah, for thou hast a

1:57

long journey before thee' -

11.

Air. The Angel (contralto): 'O rest in the Lord' -

3:28

12.

Chorus: 'He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved' -

2:44

13.

Recitative. Elijah: 'Night falleth round me, O Lord!' -

1:42

14.

Chorus: 'Behold! God the Lord passed by!' -

3:43

15.

Recitative (contralto): 'Above Him stood the Seraphim' -

3:41

16.

Chorus: 'Go, return upon they way!' -

1:22

Recitative. Elijah: 'I go on my way in the strength of the Lord' -

17.

Arioso. Elijah: 'For the mountains shall depart, and the

2:20

hills be removed' -

18.

Chorus: 'Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire' -

2:13

19.

Air (tenor): 'Then shall the righteous shine forth as

2:07

the sun in their heavenly Father's realm' -

20.

Recitative (soprano): 'Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet' -

1:05

21.

Chorus: 'But the Lord from the north hath raised one' -

3:22

22.

41A

Quartet: 'O come everyone that thirsteth, O come to

2:43

the waters' -

23.

Chorus: 'And then shall your light break forth as the

3:43

light of the morning breaketh'

Total time: 65:21

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Solo: Willard White bass - Elijah

Solo: Jeremy Budd treble - The Youth

Choral: London Symphony Chorus

Solo: Roderick Elms organ

Conductor: Richard Hickox

21-25 April 1989

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