Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Oratorio Op.70 (Chandos Audio CD)

Oratorio Elijah (in English)

Felix Mendelssohn

Elijah, Oratorio Op.70 130:56
COMPACT DISC ONE 65:50
Part One
1 Introduction 01:03
2 Overture 03:25
3 1 Chorus 04:36
4 2 Duet and Chorus 01:56
5 3 Recitative - Obadiah 00:45
6 4 Air - Obadiah 02:14
7 5 Chorus 04:04
8 6 Recitative - An Angel (Contralto) 01:00
9 7 Semi-chorus - Angels 03:40
10 8 Air - The Widow (Soprano) 05:38
11 9 Chorus 03:45
12 10 Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus 03:54
13 Chorus 03:24
14 12 Recitative (Elijah) 01:07
15 13 Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus 02:00
16 14 Air - Elijah 03:34
17 15 Chorale - Angels 02:12
18 16 Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus 02:46
19 17 Air - Elijah 01:54
20 18 Arioso (Contralto) 03:16
21 19 Recitative (Obadiah) and Chorus 05:43
22 20 Chorus 03:54

COMPACT DISC TWO 65:06

Part Two
1 21 Air (Soprano) 05:17
2 22 Chorus 04:24
3 23 Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus 03:27
4 24 Chorus 01:35
5 25 Recitative - Obadiah 02:09
6 26 Air - Elijah 05:15
7 27 Recitative (Tenor) 00:41
8 28 Trio - The Angels 02:09
9 29 Chorus 03:55
10 30 Recitative - The Angel (Contralto) 01:58
11 31 Air - The Angel (Contralto) 03:29
12 32 Chorus 02:44
13 33 Recitative (Elijah) 01:43
14 34 Chorus 03:43
15 35 Recitative (Contralto) - Semi-chorus and Chorus 03:43
16 36 Chorus and Recitative (Elijah) 01:22
17 37 Arioso (Elijah) 02:21
18 38 Chorus 02:13
19 39 Air (Tenor) 02:08
20 40 Recitative (Soprano) 01:06
21 41 Chorus and (41a) Quartet 06:04
22 42 Chorus 03:37

Arthur Davies tenor
Linda Finnie contralto
Rosalind Plowright soprano
Willard White bass

London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox


Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
21-25 April 1989

Producer(s)
Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Ben Connellan (Assistant)

Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K