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Elijah

Paul Daniel · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment · Bryn Terfel · John Mark Ainsley · Patricia Bardon · Renée Fleming

Decca Records1997Cat. 455 688-2Known duration: 2h 11m (44 of 44 shown tracks)44 tracks

Elijah (1997), Format unverified, on Decca Records. Music by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel, John Mark Ainsley; 44 tracks.

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Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Elijah, op. 70: Part I. Introduction "As God the Lord of Israel liveth" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Introduction (Elijah) - "As God the Lord of Israel Liveth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:05

02

Elijah, op. 70: Part I. Overture

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Ouvertüre

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:23

03

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 1 Chorus "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us" (the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Help, Lord!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:50

04

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 2 Duet with chorus "Lord, bow Thine ear to our prayer" (the people, two women)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 2 Duet with chorus "Lord, bow Thine ear to our prayer" (the people, two women)

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:53

05

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 3 Recitative "Ye people, rend your hearts and not your garments" (Obadiah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Obadiah) - "Ye people rend your hearts"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, John Mark Ainsley

0:51

06

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 4 Aria "If with all your hearts ye truly seek Me..." (Obadiah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Obadiah) - "If with all your hearts"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, John Mark Ainsley

2:25

07

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 5 Chorus "Yet doth the Lord see it not" (the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Yet doth the Lord see it not"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

4:00

08

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 6 Recitative "Elijah! Get thee hence, Elijah!" (an Angel)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Angel) - "Elijah! Get thee hence"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon

0:51

09

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 7 Double quartet "For He shall give His Angels charge over thee" (Angels)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Double Quartet - "For He shall give His angels"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:43

10

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 8 Aria - Duet "What have I to do with thee, o man of God?" (the widow, Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: RecitAir (Widow) - "What have I to do with Thee", and Recitative (Elijah, Widow) - "Give me Thy son!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

6:34

11

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 9 Chorus "Blessed are the men who fear Him"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Blessed are they that fear Him"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:21

12

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 10 Recitative - Chorus "As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah, Ahab) with Chorus - "As God the Lord of Saboath liveth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

4:36

13

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 11 Chorus "Baal, we cry to thee (prophets of Baal)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus (Priests of Baal)

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:07

14

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 12 Recitative - Chorus "Call him louder, for he is a god!" (Elijah, prophets of Baal)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah and Chorus) - "Call him louder, for he is a god!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:10

15

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 13 Recitative - Chorus "Call him louder! He heareth not" (Elijah, prophets of Baal)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah and Chorus) - "Call him louder! He heareth not!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

2:24

16

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 14 Aria "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Elijah) - "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

3:04

17

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 15 Quartet "Cast thy burden upon the Lord" (Angels)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Quartet (Angels) - "Cast thy burden upon the Lord"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:41

18

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 16 Recitative - Chorus "O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits" (Elijah, the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus - "O Thou who makest Thine angels sprits"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

3:02

19

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 17 Aria "Is not His word like a fire" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Elijah) - "Is not His word like a fire?"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:59

20

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 18 Arioso "Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him!" (contralto I)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air - "Woe unto them who forsake Him"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon

2:45

21

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 19 Recitative and Chorus "O man of God, help thy people!" (Obadiah, Elijah, the boy, the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Obadiah, Elijah, Youth) and Chorus - "O man of God, help Thy people!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

5:48

22

Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 20 Chorus "Thanks be to God! He laveth the thirsty land" (the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Thanks be to God!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:42

Disc 2

01

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 21 Aria "Hear ye, Israel" (soprano I)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air - "Hear ye, Israel!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Renée Fleming

5:25

02

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 22 Chorus "'Be Not afraid', saith God the Lord"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Be not afraid"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

4:12

03

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 23 Recitative - Chorus "The Lord hath exalted thee from among the people" (Elijah, The Queen, the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah, Queen) and Chorus - "The Lord hath exalted thee"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

3:26

04

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 24 Chorus "Woe to him! He shall perish" (the people)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Woe to him!"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:39

05

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 25 Recitative "Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Obadiah, Elijah) - "Man of God, now let my words be precious"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

2:21

06

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 26 Aria "It is enough! O Lord, now take away my life" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Elijah) - "It is enough, O Lord"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

5:29

07

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 27 Recitative "See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree" (tenor I)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative - "See, now he sleepeth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, John Mark Ainsley

0:53

08

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 28 Trio "Lift thine eyes to the mountains" (Angels)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Trio of Angels - “Lift Thine Eyes”

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:52

09

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 29 Chorus "He, watching over Israel"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "He, watching over Israel"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:22

10

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 30 Recitative "Arise, Elijah, for thou hast a long journey before thee"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Angel, Elijah) - "Arise, Elijah"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:57

11

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 31 Aria "Oh rest in the Lord" (an Angel)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Angel) - "O rest in the Lord"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon

2:53

12

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 32 Chorus "He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "He that shall endure to the end"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

2:17

13

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 33 Recitative "Night falleth round me, o Lord!" (Elijah, an Angel)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative (Elijah, Angel) - "Night falleth 'round me"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:48

14

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 34 Chorus "Behold, God the Lord passed by!"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Behold, Gold the Lord passed by"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

4:50

15

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 35 Recitative - Chorus "Above Him stood the Seraphim...Holy is God the Lord Sabaoth" (contralto I, Seraphim)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative, Quartet and Chorus - "Above him stood the seraphim"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon

3:18

16

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 36 Chorus - Recitative "Go, return upon thy way!" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Go, return upon thy way", and Recitative (Elijah), "I go on my way"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

1:23

17

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 37 Arioso "For the mountains shall depart" (Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Arioso (Elijah) - "For the mountains shall depart"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bryn Terfel

2:53

18

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 38 Chorus "Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Thus did Elijah the prophet break forth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

2:30

19

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 39 Aria "Then shall the righteous shine forth" (tenor I)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air - "Then shall the righteous shine forth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, John Mark Ainsley

2:25

20

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 40 Recitative "Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet" (soprano I)

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Recitative - "For God sent his people the prophet Elijah"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Renée Fleming

1:11

21

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 41 Chorus - Quartet "But the Lord from the north hath raised one...Oh come everyone that thirsteth"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 41 Chorus - Quartet "But the Lord from the north hath raised one...Oh come everyone that thirsteth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

6:31

22

Elijah, op. 70: Part II, no. 42 Chorus "And then shall your light break forth"

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "And then shall your light break forth"

Paul Daniel, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:23