Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elijah MWV A 25, Op. 70
An oratorio based on words from the Old Testament
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elijah MWV A 25, Op. 70
An oratorio based on words from the Old Testament
- Instrumentation Solo Voices (SATB), Mixed Choir (SATB) and Orchestra
- Composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Editor R. Larry Todd
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- Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Order no. CV40130-03-DL
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Just one year before his death, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy achieved a success with his oratorio "Elijah", which has made him one of the most popular oratorio composers to this day. With gripping drama and at the same time an intimacy of trust in God that was no longer a matter of course during Mendelssohn's lifetime, this oratorio offers the performers a wide range of musical expression. The Old Testament biblical text is recorded quite precisely in the recitatives, arias and choral movements; in order to heighten the drama, Mendelssohn sets it partly in dialog and comments on it from the books of the prophets and the Psalter. The result is a biblical drama whose 22 sections are combined into extended, dramatic scenes. However, individual choral movements can also easily be extracted from Elijah and performed on suitable liturgical occasions in church services or sacred concerts.
"With such a subject as Elijah ... the dramatic must prevail ... the people must be introduced in a lively speaking and acting way, ... a very vivid world, as it appears in every chapter of the Old Testament," wrote Mendelssohn to his librettist. He realized the "vivid world" in gripping Baal choruses, dramatically composed scenes and simple angelic music. The new Carus edition by R. Larry Todd, Duke University/USA, provides detailed information on the compositional history and sources.
Thanks to the arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. J. Linckelmann Carus 40.130/50), it is also possible to perform the work on a smaller scale.
"With such a subject as Elijah ... the dramatic must prevail ... the people must be introduced in a lively speaking and acting way, ... a very vivid world, as it appears in every chapter of the Old Testament," wrote Mendelssohn to his librettist. He realized the "vivid world" in gripping Baal choruses, dramatically composed scenes and simple angelic music. The new Carus edition by R. Larry Todd, Duke University/USA, provides detailed information on the compositional history and sources.
Thanks to the arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. J. Linckelmann Carus 40.130/50), it is also possible to perform the work on a smaller scale.
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