Douglass Seaton

Immediately after completing Paulus in 1836, Mendelssohn considered composing another oratorio. However, a whole decade was to pass before he composed 'Elijah', which is based on the story of the bibl...

Mendelssohn describes to his friend Klingemann the 1840 work as 'a 'symphony for chorus and orchestra'… First three symphonic movements, to which 12 choral- and solo- movements are appendaged; the wor...

The choral score of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's oratorio "Elijah" op. 70 is published on the basis of the critical Urtext edition edited by Mendelssohn specialist Douglass Seaton. The setting of the...

Sopran solo (2), Alt solo (2), Tsolo (2), Bass solo (2), Gemischter Chor: SSAATTBB, Orchester

Immediately after completing Paulus in 1836, Mendelssohn considered composing another oratorio. However, a whole decade was to pass before he composed 'Elijah', which is based on the story of the bibl...

Mendelssohn beschreibt das 1840 entstandene Werk seinem Freund Klingemann: 'eine Symphonie für Chor und Orchester ... Erst 3 Symphoniesätze, an welche sich 12 Chor- und Solosätze anschl...