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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70

Sung in English

Harold Williams, Parry Jones, Isobel Baillie, Clara Serena, Tom Purvis

BBC National Chorus & Orchestra, Stanford Robinson

  • Catalogue No: DDH27802
  • Label: Divine Art
  • Series: Historic Sound
  • Length: 92 minutes

2 CDs

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Contents

Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70

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  • Harold Williams (baritone), Isobel Baillie (soprano), Parry Jones (tenor), Clara Serena (alto), Tom Purvis (bass-baritone), Berkeley Mason (organ)
  • BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Stanford Robinson

Part I: Introduction: Recitative: As God the Lord of Israel liveth (Elijah)

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Part I: Overture

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Part I: Help, Lord! wilt Thou quite destroy us? (Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: The Deeps afford no water - Duet with Chorus: Lord! bow Thine ear to our prayer! (Soprano, Contralto, Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: Ye people, rend you hearts - Aria: If with all your hearts (Obadiah)

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Part I: Yet doth the Lord see it not (Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: Elijah! get thee hence - Air: For He shall give him Angels (An Angel)

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Part I: Recitative, Aria and Duet: What have I to do with thee, O man of God? (The Widow, Elijah)

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Part I: Blessed are the men who fear Him (Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, Chorus)

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Part I: Baal, we cry to thee (Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: Call him louder, for he is a god! (Elijah, Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative and Aria: Draw near, all ye people (Elijah)

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Part I: Chorale: Cast the burden upon the Lord (Angels)

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Part I: Recitative: O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits (Elijah, Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: Take all the Prophets of Baal - Aria: Is not His word like a fire (Elijah)

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Part I: Arioso: Woe unto them who forsake him! (Contralto)

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Part I: Recitative: O man of God, help thy people! (Obadiah, Elijah, The Youth, Chorus)

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Part I: Thanks be to God! (Chorus)

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Part II: Aria: Hear ye, Israel (Soprano)

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Part II: Be not afraid, saith God the Lord (Chorus)

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Part II: Recitative: Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight (Obadiah, Elijah)

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Part II: Aria: It is enough (Elijah)

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Part II: Trio: Lift thine eyes to the mountains - Chorus: He, watching over Israel (Chorus)

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Part II: Aria: O rest in the Lord (The Angel))

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Part II: Recitative: Night falleth round me, O Lord (Elijah)

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Part II: Behold! God the Lord passed by! (Chorus)

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Part II: Recitative and Chorus: Above him stood the Seraphim (Contralto, Chorus)

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Part II: Recitative: I go on my way in the strength of the Lord (Elijah)

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Part II: Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire (Chorus)

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Part II: Aria: The shall the righteous shine forth (Tenor)

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Part II: And then shall your light break forth (Chorus)

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