I learned of mendelssohns elijah about a month ago i first started listening to it on youtube, but after the first time through i knew i had to get a cd of it. Elijah in mendelssohns libretto elijah or the jewish. Mendelssohn, the second elijah, schima kaufman, tudor publishing, ny, 1936. For the next few years he regularly discussed his ideas with two literary friends, carl klingernan and julius schubring. The bob cole conservatory of music at california state university, long beach presents. Mendelssohn s elijah, one of the most important oratorios of the nineteenth century, premiered in birmingham in 1846 and was emphatically celebrated both by the public and the press.
Rosemary made her solo debut at the royal albert hall singing messiah with the really big chorus, and was a semifinalist in the london bach societys singers prize 2015. February 3, 2009 mendelssohn was born 200 years ago tuesday. Felix mendelssohns elijah, perhaps his most endearing and embracing work, is a vivid depiction of the prophets dramatic life, expressed through thrilling musical story telling, brilliant arias. Felix mendelssohn 18091847 elijah sung in english elias, an oratorio after words from the old testamnt, op. Felix mendelssohn at the library of congress, available. Boston symphony performs mendelssohns elijah youtube. I looked at a lot of different performances on amazon, listened to the samples, and decided on this disc. Jul 24, 2017 the bob cole conservatory of music at california state university, long beach presents. Mendelssohns elijah, conducted by ann howard jones youtube.
Dec 01, 1984 felix mendelssohn 3 followers jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy, born, and generally known in englishspeaking countries, as felix mendelssohn 3 february 1809 4 november 1847 was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Elijah mendelssohn by felix mendelssohn on spotify. Felix mendelssohn was born on 3 february 1809, in hamburg, at the time an independent citystate, in the same house where, a year later, the dedicatee and first performer of his violin concerto, ferdinand david, would be born. Felix mendelssohn elias 28 lift thine eyes hebe deine augen. Mendelssohns elijah 2nd alto chorus rehearsal aid chord. Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above. O rest in the lord sung by angel i in part ii of mendelssohns oratorio, elijah mezzo soprano, amy jansen is a first year voice student at. The oratorio presents episodes from the story of the biblical prophet elijah. Elias radio filharmonisch orkest en groot omroepkoor.
The festival committee secured the services of joseph staudigl, who proved a towering success. Creed spelen het grootse oratorium elias van mendelssohnbartholdy. This recording of felix mendelssohn s elijah is a rousing testament to the combined talents of three west chester, pennsylvania based church choirs. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. This piece was composed in the spirit of mendelssohn s baroque predecessors bach and handel. Felix mendelssohn, richard hickox, london symphony. Felix mendelssohn music, videos, stats, and photos.
Sign in private video war march of the priests felix mendelssohn by thewickednorth. Download the full concert now and then shall your light break forth from elijah felix mendelssohnbartholdy. O rest in the lord, and songs without words, opus 30, no. Mendelssohn op70 elijah 22 be not afraid alto youtube. Unto thee will i cry, lord, my rock, be not silent to. This oratorio was written in english for the birmingham festival in 1846. By late 1834, at the age of twentysix, mendelssohn had risen to the top of his profession, gaining the respect of his peers throughout europe as the consummate professional musician. Felix mendelssohn and the leipzig gewandhaus article. Felix mendelssohn elijah elias 1846 selected highlights by. Her oratorio work includes mozarts litaniae lauretanae. Jun 14, 2011 felix mendelssohn s elijah, perhaps his most endearing and embracing work, is a vivid depiction of the prophets dramatic life, expressed through thrilling musical story telling, brilliant arias. The work depicts various events in the life of the prophet elijah, taken from the books 1 kings and 2 kings in the old testament of the bible. Director of the choral union, richard severing discusses the concert that is to be presented on december 6 at 7 pm and december 7 at 2 pm at the cargill united methodist church in janesville, wisconsin. Soon after the premiere of his first oratorio, st paul, in 1836, his thoughts turned to the subject of this old testament prophet a person who intrigued the young mendelssohn and who would.
Although the composer is sometimes criticized for peaking early, critic ted libbey points. Elly ameling is her own inimitable silvervoiced self in several roles the widow, the angel, the seraph, peter schreier one of my very favorite german tenors of the last fifty years as obadiah. Mendelssohns elijah 1st alto chorus rehearsal aid chord. May 17, 2009 a lone voice crying in the wilderness. Have respect to the prayer of thy servant, o lord, my god. Mendelssohn was born on 3rd february 1809 in hamburg, germany into a notable jewish family his grandfather was the philosopher moses mendelssohn. More than 180 000 digital sheet music ready to download. Felix mendelssohn he watching over israel from elijah. Germany 1809 1847 755 sheet music 381 mp3 180 midi. Elijah mendelssohn was evidently bursting to write his glorious oratorio elijah quite some time before he actually composed the music. The title role, sung by a baritone or bass, requires a nearly operatic range of emotional expression for the arias. Felix mendelssohns elijah, perhaps his most endearing and embracing work, is a vivid depiction of the prophets dramatic life, expressed.
Mendelssohn was particularly concerned about the part of elijah and wrote to joseph moore on 8 may 1846. He that shall endure to the end is part of the oratorio elijah by felix mendelssohn. Elijah by felix mendelssohn jonathan talberg conductor saturday, may 6th, 2017. O rest in the lord sheet music composed by felix mendelssohn. The immediate success of elijah 1846 may in some way be regarded as inevitable, given the confluence of elements central to mendelssohn s being as a composer. The most essential condition for my oratorio is a most excellent barytonesingera man like pischek, or staudigl, or oberhofer. Felix mendelssohn, richard hickox, london symphony orchestra. This is easily, for me, the best performance of mendelssohn s elias elijah in german that ive ever heard.
His first oratorio, st paul, had been a tremendous success some months previously. Orchestra of the age of enlightenment geoffrey moses paul daniel john mark ainsley renee fleming patricia bardon john bowen neal davies bryn terfel sara fulgoni felix mendelssohn composer edinburgh festival chorus libby crabtree matthew munro. Felix mendelssohn was a virtuoso pianist, and it worth remembering that he was born in 1809, with his friend schumann being born a year later in 1810, as was chopin, and liszt following in 1811. Reconstructing the career of felix mendelssohn, leon botstein in mendelssohn and his world, ed. Felix mendelssohn he watching over israel from elijah high quality sheet music available for download. It depicts events in the life of the biblical prophet elijah, taken from the books 1 kings and 2 kings of the old testament. Mendelssohns father, the banker abraham mendelssohn, was the son of the german jewish philosopher moses mendelssohn, whose family was prominent in the german jewish.
Elijah, an album by felix mendelssohn, bryn terfel, renee fleming, edinburgh festival chorus, orchestra of the age of enlightenment, paul daniel on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Wednesday 26 august 1846 was a redletter day in the history not only of the city of birmingham but of the oratorio in general. Felix mendelssohn 180947 elijah, the most popular of all mendelssohns compositions, was finished in 1846, and was first performed august 18 of that year, at the birmingham england festival. Triennial music festival, felix mendelssohn conductor first pub lication. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal, and singer pro in c major transposable. Felix mendelssohn, lift thine eyes, he watching, from elijah duration. Mendelssohn fingals cave the hebrides overture op 26 by saxomatic93. Felix mendelssohn elias 15 cast thy burden wirf dein anliegen. Choose from felix mendelssohn sheet music for such popular songs as wedding march, elijah. But he began work on it as early as 1837 to an original text in german by julius schubring drawn from the old testament. Felix mendelssohn elijah san francisco choral society. Click here for download instructions for your convenience all the files for a specific voice part have been zipped together in one file. Librettist composer, with julius schubring 18061889, karl klingemann 17981862 william bartholomew 17931867, english text sung at premiere.
Mendelssohn and his elijah as early as 1837 mendelssohn had begun to plan an oratorio on the subject of the prophet elijah. Christmas festival and then shall your light break forth youtube. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy, known generally as felix mendelssohn 18091847 was a german composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early romantic period. Elijah was one of mendelssohns last works, completed in 1846, a year before his death.