Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70

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A full-blooded account with a particularly stirring contribution from the LSO Chorus. White's commanding presence as Elijah is slightly marred by some passages with wobbly vibrato. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Jul 2014
Catalogue No: CHAN241-48
Label: Chandos
Series: 241, The Hickox Legacy
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25, Part 1

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Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, Willard White, Rosalind Plowright

Introduction

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Overture

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No. 1, Chorus

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No. 2, Duet and Chorus

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No. 3, Recitative (Obadiah)

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No. 4, Air (Obadiah)

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No. 5, Chorus

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No. 6, Recitative "An Angel"

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No. 7, Angels (Semi-Chorus)

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No. 8, Air "The Widow"

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No. 9, Chorus

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No. 10, Recitative (Elijah and Chorus)

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No. 11, Chorus

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No. 12, Recitative (Elijah)

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No. 13, Recitative (Elijah and Chorus )

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No. 14, Air (Elijah)

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No. 15, Chorale "Angels"

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No. 16, Recitative (Elijah and Chorus)

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No. 17, Air (Elijah)

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No. 18, Arioso

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No. 19, Recitative (Obadiah and Chorus)

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No. 20, Chorus

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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25, Part 2

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Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Rosalind Plowright, London Symphony Chorus, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms, Willard White
Recorded: 21-25 April 1989
Recording Venue: Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, London, United Kingdom

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No. 23, Recitative (Elijah and Chorus)

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No. 24, Chorus

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No. 25, Recitative (Obadiah)

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No. 26, Air (Elijah)

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No. 27, Recitative (Tenor)

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No. 28, Trio "The Angels"

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No. 29, Chorus

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No. 32, Chorus

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No. 33, Recitative (Elijah)

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No. 34, Chorus

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No. 35, Recitative (Semi-chorus and Chorus)

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No. 36, Chorus and Recitative (Elijah)

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No. 37, Arioso (Elijah)

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No. 42, Chorus

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‘Never was there a more complete triumph’, wrote The Times after the premiere of Mendelssohn’s Elijah. The performance, conducted by the composer at the 1846 Birmingham Music Festival, marked the beginning of the life of Elijah as one of the best-loved choral works in the repertoire, a status it still holds.

A grand oratorio in two parts, Elijah is very much composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn’s baroque predecessors, combining the dramatic sweep of Handel with episodes of sublime meditation such as are found in Bach. It tells the story of the stern Old Testament prophet Elijah who preached against the idol worship of the Israelite people. Mendelssohn adapted the Biblical texts to produce intensely dramatic scenes depicting, for example, the resurrection of a dead youth, a contest of the gods, and Elijah’s ascension into heaven on a fiery chariot. This recording, made in April 1989, presents an all-star cast with Willard White in the title role and Rosalind Plowright, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, and Jeremy Budd singing the various supporting parts. Conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is the late Richard Hickox, a musician who built an immense reputation for his masterful performances of choral music during his career. This release is a part of the ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series.

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Christmas 2014

A full-blooded account with a particularly stirring contribution from the LSO Chorus. White's commanding presence as Elijah is slightly marred by some passages with wobbly vibrato.

a performance that both pays tribute to the English choral tradition in this work and presents it dramatically as a kind of religious opera. Willard White may not be ideally steady in his delivery, sometimes attacking notes from below, but he sings consistently with fervour...The chorus fearlessly underlines the high contrasts of dynamic demanded in the score.

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