Composer(s): Mendelssohn, Felix
Conductor(s): Hickox, Richard
Label: Chandos
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: CHAN8774-75
Barcode: 095115877425
Release Date: 11/1989

MENDELSSOHN: Elijah (Sung in English)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Mendelssohn, Felix
Bartholomew, William - Lyricist
Schubring, Julius - Lyricist
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Budd, Jeremy (treble)
1 Part I: Introduction: Recitative: As God the Lord of Israel liveth (Elijah) 01:03
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 Part I: Overture 03:25
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
3 Part I: Help, Lord! wilt Thou quite destroy us? (Chorus) 04:36
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 Part I: Duet with Chorus: Lord! bow Thine ear to our prayer! (Soprano, Contralto, Chorus) 01:56
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
5 Part I: Recitative: Ye people, rend you hearts (Obadiah) 00:45
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
6 Part I: Aria: If with all your hearts ye truly seek Me (Obadiah) 02:14
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
7 Part I: Yet doth the Lord see it not (Chorus) 04:04
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Part I: Recitative: Elijah! get thee hence (An Angel) 01:00
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
9 Part I: For He shall give His angels charge over thee (Chorus) - Recitative: Now Cherith's brook is dried up (An Angel) 03:40
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
10 Part I: Recitative, Aria and Duet: What have I to do with thee, O man of God? (The Widow, Elijah) 05:38
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
11 Part I: Blessed are the men who fear Him (Chorus) 03:45
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
12 Part I: Recitative: As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, Chorus) 03:54
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
13 Part I: Baal, we cry to thee (Chorus) 03:26
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
14 Part I: Recitative: Call him louder, for he is a god! (Elijah, Chorus) 01:07
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
15 Part I: Recitative: Call him louder! he heareth not (Elijah, Chorus)) 02:00
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
16 Part I: Recitative and Aria: Draw near, all ye people (Elijah) 03:34
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
17 Part I: Chorale: Cast the burden upon the Lord (Angels) 02:12
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
18 Part I: Recitative: O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits (Elijah, Chorus) 02:46
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
19 Part I: Aria: Is not His word like a fire (Elijah) 01:54
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
20 Part I: Arioso: Woe unto them who forsake him! (Contralto) 03:16
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
21 Part I: Recitative: O man of God, help thy people! (Obadiah, Elijah, The Youth, Chorus) 05:43
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Budd, Jeremy (treble)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
22 Part I: Thanks be to God! (Chorus) 03:54
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 2
1 Part II: Aria: Hear ye, Israel (Soprano) 05:17
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
2 Part II: Be not afraid, saith God the Lord (Chorus) 04:24
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 Part II: Recitative: The Lord hath exalted thee from among the people (Elijah, The Queen, Chorus) 03:27
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
4 Part II: Woe to him, he shall perish (Chorus) 01:35
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
5 Part II: Recitative: Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight (Obadiah, Elijah) 02:09
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
6 Part II: Aria: It is enough (Elijah) 05:15
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 Part II: Recitative: See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree (Tenor) 00:41
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Part II: Trio: Lift thine eyes to the mountains (Chorus) 02:09
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
9 Part II: He, watching over Israel (Chorus) 03:55
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
10 Part II: Recitative: Arise, Elijah, for thou hast a long journey before thee (The Angel, Elijah) 01:58
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
11 Part II: Aria: O rest in the Lord (The Angel)) 03:29
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
12 Part II: He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved (Chorus) 02:44
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
13 Part II: Recitative: Night falleth round me, O Lord (Elijah) 01:43
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
14 Part II: Behold! God the Lord passed by! (Chorus) 03:43
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
15 Part II: Recitative and Chorus: Above him stood the Seraphim (Contralto, Chorus) 03:43
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Finnie, Linda (contralto)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
16 Part II: Go, return upon thy way! (Chorus) - Recitative: I go on my way in the strength of the Lord (Elijah) 01:22
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
17 Part II: Arioso: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed (Elijah) 02:21
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
White, Willard (bass-baritone)
18 Part II: Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire (Chorus) 02:13
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
19 Part II: Aria: The shall the righteous shine forth (Tenor) 02:08
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
20 Part II: Recitative: Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet (Soprano) 01:06
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
21 Part II: But the Lord from the north hath raised one (Chorus) - Quartet: O come everyone that thirsteth 06:04
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
22 Part II: And then shall your light break forth (Chorus) 03:37
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:10:55