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The work in two parts opens with a declamation by Elijah, after which the overture is played. The sections are listed in the following table, with the text in both German and
English, a biblical source for the passage (the dramatic action highlighted by a background colour), and the voices. The choir
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critic wrote: 'Never was there a more complete triumph – never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art'. Notwithstanding the work's triumph, Mendelssohn revised his oratorio wholesale before another group of performances in London in April 1847 – one (23 April) in
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in 1847: "To the noble artist who, surrounded by the Baal-worship of false art, has been able, like a second Elijah, through genius and study, to remain true to the service of true art." A number of critics later treated the work harshly, however, emphasizing its conventional outlook and undaring
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was popular at its premiere and has been frequently performed, particularly in
English-speaking countries, ever since. It is a particular favourite of amateur choral societies. Its melodrama, easy appeal and stirring choruses have provided the basis for countless successful performances. Prince
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However, with the widespread re-evaluation of
Mendelssohn’s work in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, these critical opinions have largely changed. In his definitive biography of the composer, the musicologist R. Larry Todd wrote that “the oratorio was the crowning achievement of Felix’s
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commissioned an oratorio from
Mendelssohn, who worked with Schubring to put the text in final form and in 1845 and 1846 composed his oratorio to the German and English texts in parallel, taking care to change musical phrases to suit the rhythms and stresses of the translation by
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since the composer's death and was instrumental in bringing this and other Bach works to widespread popularity. By contrast, Handel's oratorios never went out of fashion in
England. Mendelssohn prepared a scholarly edition of some of Handel's oratorios for publication in London.
2110:, the city's principal music critic, described how members of the audience gazed upward at a recent performance: "How many of those eyes were there in rapture, or were counting the four dead lights in the central sunburst of the ceiling?....
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is modelled on the oratorios of these two
Baroque masters; however, in its lyricism and use of orchestral and choral colour the style clearly reflects Mendelssohn's own skill as an early
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The oratorio was first performed on 26 August 1846 at
Birmingham Town Hall in its English version, conducted by the composer, and it was immediately acclaimed a classic of the genre. As
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Mendelssohn had discussed an oratorio based on Elijah in the late 1830s with his friend Karl
Klingemann, who had provided him with the libretto for his comic operetta
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I sat out the performance on
Wednesday to the last note, an act of professional devotion which was no part of my plan for the evening ... You have only to think of
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and strings and a large chorus usually singing in four, but occasionally eight parts. The title role was sung at the premiere by the
Austrian bass
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presented the work for the first time in February 1848, its success resulted in eight more performances that spring. In the mid-1920s, however,
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failed. Part I is concluded by the bringing of rain to parched Israel through Elijah's prayers. Part II depicts the persecution of Elijah by
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as “thrilling to sing” and noted that it “includes some of Mendelssohn’s finest music”.
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in London in late 1848, raising ÂŁ1,000 to fund a scholarship in his name. After
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career”. And in 2005 critic and musicologist Michael Steinberg described
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of a dead youth. A dramatic episode is the contest of the gods, in which
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Conference program with abstracts: "Viewing Mendelssohn, Viewing Elijah"
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The Handel and Haydn Society: Bringing Music to Life for 200 Years
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Programme note to the complete English recording of the oratorio
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The oratorio depicts events in the life of the prophet Elijah
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O thou, who makest thine angels spirits (The fire descends)
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Three short musical excerpts from Elijah by a Swiss choir
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Stehe auf, Elias, denn du hast einen groĂźen Weg vor dir
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This piece was composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn's
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Program notes for Concert Opera Boston performance of
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Siehe, der Hüter Israels schläft noch schlummert nicht
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is hopelessly, awfully, irremediably mid-Victorian.
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Seraphim standen ĂĽber ihm; Heilig ist Gott der Herr
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1673:He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved.
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382:Mendelssohn uses biblical episodes relating to
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2401:Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
2391:International Music Score Library Project
908:Baal, we cry to thee; hear and answer us!
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501:So wahr der Herr, der Gott Israels lebet
419:ascension on a fiery chariot into heaven
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2346:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2318:(Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 548
2301:Teresa M. Neff and Jan Swafford, eds.,
2274:(Cambridge University Press, 2000), 200
2139:Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan
1857:Then did Elijah the prophet break forth
1792:Go, return upon thy way! I go on my way
986:Herr, Gott Abrahams, Isaaks und Israels
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2329:Choral Masterworks, A Listener's Guide
1573:He, watching over Israel, slumbers not
1300:FĂĽrchte dich nicht, spricht unser Gott
1215:Movements of Part II of Mendelssohn's
1087:Ist nicht des Herrn Wort wie ein Feuer
1055:Der du deine Diener machst zu Geistern
992:Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel!
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465:Movements of Part I of Mendelssohn's
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3175:Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Museum
2193:, p. 304. Princeton University Press
2153:, she encouraged him in his career.
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1823:Ja, es sollen wohl die Berge weichen
1120:Weh ihnen, dass sie von mir weichen!
636:So ihr mich von ganzem Herzen suchet
2406:Full-text English-language libretto
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1786:Gehe wiederum hinab! Ich gehe hinab
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1951:Aber einer erwacht von Mitternacht
1891:Dann werden die Gerechten leuchten
1851:Und der Prophet Elias brach hervor
1538:Hebe deine Augen auf zu den Bergen
930:Rufet lauter! Denn er ist ja Gott!
725:Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
582:Lord! bow thine ear to our prayer!
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958:Rufet lauter! Er hört euch nicht.
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872:As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth
752:Nun auch der Bach vertrocknet ist
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833:Wohl dem, der den Herrn fĂĽrchtet
507:As God the Lord of Israel liveth
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2133:for the 'Swedish Nightingale',
1704:Night falleth round me, O Lord!
758:Now Cherith's brook is dried up
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3238:Oratorios by Felix Mendelssohn
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1126:Woe unto them who forsake him!
866:So wahr der Herr Zebaoth lebet
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2657:Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt
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1873:Ecclesiasticus 48:6-7
1395:Ecclesiasticus 48:2-3
1179:Obadiah, Elijah, SATB, Youth
1020:Cast thy burden upon the Lord
16:Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn
3248:Oratorios based on the Bible
3170:MendelssohnKammerChor Berlin
2316:Mendelssohn, A Life in Music
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1419:Man of God, now let my words
1093:Is not his word like a fire?
794:What have I to do with thee?
732:For he shall give his angels
674:Yet doth the Lord see it not
668:Aber der Herr sieht es nicht
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3067:Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35
2590:Wer bis an das Ende beharrt
2543:Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde
2477:Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis
2217:Temperley, Nicholas (1998)
1869:Ecclesiasticus 48:1
1698:Herr, es wird Nacht um mich
1379:Woe to him, he shall perish
614:Ye people, rend your hearts
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307:Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde
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3180:Mendelssohn House, Leipzig
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2704:Festgesang an die KĂĽnstler
2363:The S+P Sephardi Community
2102:Similarly, after Boston's
1373:Wehe ihm, er muss sterben!
1339:The Lord hath exalted thee
401:Among the episodes is the
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2683:Die erste Walpurgisnacht
2665:Mitten wir im Leben sind
2650:Lord, have mercy upon us
2550:Die Hochzeit des Camacho
2251:Encyclopaedia Britannica
2104:Handel and Haydn Society
1796:1 Kings 19:15-18
1740:1 Kings 19:11-12
1708:1 Kings 19:11-25
1443:Deuteronomy 31:6
1391:Jeremiah 26:9,11
1355:1 Kings 16:30-33
1158:1 Kings 18:43-45
1065:1 Kings 18:38-40
996:1 Kings 18:36-37
884:1 Kings 18:23-25
880:1 Kings 18:17-19
798:1 Kings 17:17-24
646:Deuteronomy 4:29
558:Lamentations 4:4
3165:Mendelssohn Scholarship
2272:The Life of Mendelssohn
2187:Todd, R. Larry (1991).
2151:Mendelssohn Scholarship
1278:Isaiah 51:12-13
1262:Deuteronomy 6:4
1069:Deuteronomy 6:4
642:If with all your hearts
576:Herr, höre unser Gebet!
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860:Recitative with choir
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788:Was hast du mir getan
770:1 Kings 17:14
678:Exodus 20:5-6
608:ZerreiĂźet eure Herzen
586:2 Kings 19:16
554:Jeremiah 8:20
388:1 Kings 17:19
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207:as told in the books
110:in biblical narration
50:Library of Birmingham
3058:Variations sérieuses
2996:Piano Quartet:
2732:13 String Symphonies
2482:List of compositions
2327:Steinberg, Michael,
2055:Birmingham Town Hall
1973:Isaiah 41:25
1961:Isaiah 41:25
1905:Isaiah 51:11
1865:2 Kings 2:11
1833:Isaiah 54:10
1780:Choir and recitative
1768:Isaiah 6:2-3
1636:Sei stille dem Herrn
1515:1 Kings 19:5
1511:See, now he sleepeth
1479:1 Kings 19:4
1447:Exodus 12:32
1439:1 Kings 19:4
1427:Jeremiah 5:3
1423:2 Kings 1:13
1387:1 Kings 21:7
1383:1 Kings 19:2
1359:Elijah, Queen, SATB
1347:1 Kings 14:9
1343:1 Kings 14:7
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430:is mostly four-part
2973:for cello and piano
2884:String Quartet in E
2856:Die schöne Melusine
2636:Verleih uns Frieden
2012:Isaiah 63:8
2009:Isaiah 58:8
1981:Isaiah 11:2
1977:Isaiah 42:1
1969:Isaiah 11:2
1965:Isaiah 42:1
1861:2 Kings 2:1
1614:Isaiah 49:4
1282:Isaiah 53:1
1274:Isaiah 49:7
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888:Elijah, Ahab, SATB
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392:2 Kings 2:1
338:William Bartholomew
333:Birmingham Festival
223:Music and its style
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2789:Violin and Strings
2529:Oedipus at Colonus
2416:2017-12-28 at the
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1752:Quartet with choir
1642:O rest in the Lord
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1193:Dank sei dir, Gott
1130:Hosea 7:13
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242:St Matthew Passion
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3051:Lieder ohne Worte
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2536:Die beiden Neffen
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1716:Elijah, Angel II
1505:Siehe, er schläft
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