Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah

Giuseppe Angeli, Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1740-55

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Oratorio Op.70 (English Version)

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Performance by Willard White, Elijah; Rosalind Plowright, soprano solos, Widow, Angel; Linda Finnie, contralto solos, angel, Queen; Arthur Davies, tenor solos, Obadiah, Ahab; Jeremy Budd, Youth; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Roderick Elms, organ; Richard Hickox conducting.

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Part One


8 Recitative - An Angel (Contralto)

10 Air - The Widow(Soprano)

20 Arioso (Contralto)

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Part Two

1 Air (Soprano)

11 Air - The Angel (Contralto)

13 Recitative(Elijah)

15 Recitative (Contralto) - Semi-chorus and Chorus

17 Arioso (Elijah)

19 Air (Tenor)

20 Recitative (Soprano)

22 Chorus