Mendelssohn, Felix: Elijah

Name: Mendelssohn, Felix: Elijah
SKU: 0089408038921

Elias op. 70 (Oratorium in zwei Teilen) (Gesamtaufnahme)
Introduction – As God the Lord of Israel liveth (Erster Teil)
(Overture)
Chorus – Help, Lord!
Quartet: Recitative – The deep affords no water
Duet with Chorus – Zion spreadeth her hands for aid
Recitative – Ye people, rend your hearts
Air – If with all your hands
Chorus – Yet doth the Lord see it not
Recitative – Elijah! get thee hence
Double Quartet – For He shall give His angels
Recitative – Now Cherith’ s brook is dried up
Air – What have I to do with thee – and Recitative – Give me thy son!
Chorus – Blessed are all they that fear Him
Recitative and Chorus – As God the Lord of Zabaoth liveth
Chorus – Baal, answer us
Recitative and Chorus – Call hom louder, for he is a god!
Recitative and Chorus – Call him louder! He heareth not
Air – Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel
Quartet – Cast thy burdon upon the Lord
Recitative and Chorus – O Thou, who makes thine angels spirits
Air – Is not His word like a fire?
Air – Woe unto them who forsake Him!
Recitative and Chorus – O man of God, help thy people!
Chorus – Thanks be to God!
Air – Hear ye, Israel! (Zweiter Teil)
Chorus – Be not afraid
Recitative and Chorus – The Lord hath exalted thee
Chorus – Woe to him!
Recitative – Man of God, now let my words be precious
Air – It is enough, o Lord
Recitative – See, now he sleepeth
Trio of angel – Lift thine eyes
Chorus – He, watching over Iarael
Recitative – Arise, Elijah
Air – O rest in the Lord
Chorus – He that shall endure to the end
Recitative – Night falleth ’round me’
Chorus – Behold, God the Lord passed by!
Recitative, Quartet and Chorus – Above him stood the seraphim
Chorus – Go, return upon thy way – and Recitative – I got on my way
Arioso – For the mountains shall forth
Chorus – Thus did Elijah the prophet break forth
Air – Then shall the righteous shine forth
Recitative – For God sent his people the prophet Elijah
Chorus – Thus saith the Lord
Quartet – O come, everyone that thirsteth
Chorus – And then shall your light break forth

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Shaw, Robert