Oratorio Elijah (in English)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Elijah, Oratorio Op.70

130:56

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

Part Two

23

21

Air (Soprano)

05:17

24

22

Chorus

04:24

25

23

Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus

03:27

26

24

Chorus

01:35

27

25

Recitative - Obadiah

02:09

28

26

Air - Elijah

05:15

29

27

Recitative (Tenor)

00:41

30

28

Trio - The Angels

02:09

31

29

Chorus

03:55

32

30

Recitative - The Angel (Contralto)

01:58

33

31

Air - The Angel (Contralto)

03:29

34

32

Chorus

02:44

35

33

Recitative (Elijah)

01:43

36

34

Chorus

03:43

37

35

Recitative (Contralto) - Semi-chorus and Chorus

03:43

38

36

Chorus and Recitative (Elijah)

01:22

39

37

Arioso (Elijah)

02:21

40

38

Chorus

02:13

41

39

Air (Tenor)

02:08

42

40

Recitative (Soprano)

01:06

43

41

Chorus and (41a) Quartet

06:04

44

42

Chorus

03:37

Arthur Davies tenor

Linda Finnie contralto

Rosalind Plowright soprano

Willard White bass

Richard Hickox

21-25 April 1989