Michael Schade (tenor) (1, 2)
7 R. Larry Todd, Mendelssohn: A Life in Music (Oxford and New York: Oxford Uni-versity Press, 2003), 509. The Classical Net web site offers a comprehensive collection of information and news on classical music subjects including articles and CD reviews, composers and their music, the basic repertoire, recommended recordings and a CD buying guide. Mendelssohn
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Kön 17-2. (sung in German) Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Ralf Lukas (bass) & Luise Müller (treble - CD 1) MDR Symphony Orchestra & MDR Radio Choir, Jun Märkl. finely shaped performance makes the
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, he thought, be a perfect musical subject. Their tremolos – such a favourite device of Mendelssohn – seem to come in 57 varieties, while even at fortissimo textures remain open and airy, thanks to their minutely considered voicings, conveyed via a sympathetic recording....' Read the review, 'There’s no doubt that charm is in abundant supply in these pieces, but even in the finest hands, there can be a danger of aural toothache if listened to en masse. Hickox certainly has the measure of this work and a slight slackening of intensity in a few places is more Mendelssohn's fault than Hickox's. 1. Schöne�s voice has quite a pronounced
Mendelssohn: Elijah, classical CD review. About the 62.56 + 72.25 + 58.46]. work and we must go to Paul Daniel for
Notes. Please try again. The Mozartian fluency that was usual in Mendelssohn's compositional process gave way . Complete Works for Pianoforte Solo, Vol. Elijah is my favorite Mendelssohn work. And for those who do, the
of the Angelic body has an important
The best part of the performance comes from the soloists, however. 3.0 out of 5 stars Fine, but not the best example of Mendelssohn and the recording is not very clear. This
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Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah numbers among the most important choral works of the 19th Century and should feature in anyone's collection of sheet music. Elated by the audience's response, Mendelssohn wrote jubilantly to his brother: "Not less than four choruses and four airs were encored." At his best, Mendelssohn prefigures the likes of Parry (listen to Yet doth the Lord see it not). at the start of her career and making
These are the first translations of the librettos from Bach's oratorios to accommodate the many sense-clarifying allusions to the readings of the Luther Bibles in Bach's day, to explore from historical dictionaries the meanings of ... not only was it the first time that
Juliane Banse (soprano) (2)
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018. The libretto "after words of holy scripture" was begun in 1832. Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2006. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2010. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Since then I lost my vinyl set in a fire and replaced it with the CD release shown here. 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: his cultish following in Victorian England, his lyric and dramatic gifts, his devotion to the genius of Bach and to his own ideals of religious music. Tom Service. one of the recordings which use soloists
Author: Felix Mendelssohn. Butterworth's columns, Philip
(Music Sales America). Hymn of Praise was composed in 1840 to celebrate the four-hundredth anniversary of the invention of printing. Scored for two soprano and tenor soloists, SATB and orchestra. presents a series of vivid scenes whilst
would, of course, have expected the
One can sense the background – especially the operatic background against which these works were composed (Weber is very much present). Sacred Treasures. Chorus score book online at best prices in India on Read Elijah, Oratorio in Two Parts, Op. Found inside – Page 93A Listener's Guide to the Best of Classical Music Patrick Kavanaugh. CHORAL PROGRAM #8 Mendelssohn: Elijah FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) From an atheist who ... Gedda is perhaps the most impressive of all with his rich voice and impeccable diction: you can hear absolutely every word. The two female soloists are both attractive
only fully-rounded character. This completely reset edition of a major work on the subject, containing a series of biographical and musical essays on some of the most celebrated. Consider an upgrade like the Shure MV88 for clearer sound. A greater problem is
warm to.
seem onerous in live performance, it
had purely German origins. The recordings by Rafael
successfully reinvented the Handelian
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau takes on the title role ably assisted by Gwyneth Jones, Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda. This is fine, but not the best example of Mendelssohn and the recording is not very clear I would not recommend as your first Mendelssohn. Found inside – Page 43CU'S MONTHLY REVIEW OF NEW CLASSICAL RECORDINGS QA new ut on MENDELSSOHN : Elijah , Op . 70 ( complete oratorio ) . Hudderfield Choral Society with Isobel ... (1); 17-19 Nov 1994 Rudolfinum Dvoř�k
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Beautifully crafted interplay between piano, violin and cello is rounded off by a chorale that leaves the listener with the sense that all is well with the world.. BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99953 [4 CDs: 65.16 +
At this price it is a steal. 70, oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn that premiered August 26, , in Birmingham, England. for vocal ensemble. Part I concerns Elijah's prediction of drought, the story of the widow's son, the contest on Found insideEditor Willard A. Palmer has maintained the music in its orginal form to achieve a performance as intended by the composer. St. Paul (in German Paulus), Op. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2013. is easier on record. Elijah is thus Mendelssohn's last major work, and, to paraphrase Eric Werner, posterity has viewed the oratorio as his chef d'œuvre. In Elijah's ˜rst appearance he stands before King Ahab (c.874-853 BCE). Comprehension was important
recitative. Though once recommended by the dearly departed Penguin Guide, in this age, when magnificent performances of Mendelssohn's Elijah are everywhere, this recording with nondescript Willard White in the lead role and Richard Hickox conducting without passion or direction is, at best, a mediocrity. Found inside – Page 40Mendelssohn , who did much to revive interest in Bach , died in Leipzig a century before Ramin's endeavours there . His greatest choral work , Elijah ... Andreas Schmidt (bass) (2)
But
70. An invigorating recording of the 4th ("Italian") and 5th ("Reformation") is John Eliot Gardiner's, which also includes the only recording I know of of Mendelssohn's never-played revision of the 4th. 64 / Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. It is hard work note bashing Elijah, therefore bought this CD which has really helped to hear the whole work. between German composers and the English
It tells the story of the prophet with imposing . Mendelssohn�s oratorios
problem with this recording is the question
Rilling�s is a robust, essentially late
Whilst �Elijah� can be seen as an engagement
I love the libretto, the drama, the dark music. Instead of trying to tell the complete legend of the prophet, he chose to depict eight dramatic scenes, all but one of which climaxes with a Handelian-style chorus. It is great to hear Gwynneth Jones's beautiful voice on record, a too-rare occurrence. In a career that spanned five decades, Elmer Iseler proved himself pivotal to the development of choral music in Canada. . His grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn, was one of the most prominent Jewish intellectuals of the Enlightenment. There's lots to enjoy in this great oratorio. Mendelssohn's Elijah. As far as they were concerned it was the more the merrier, and in the case of Elijah, the mightier. Mendelssohn's Elijah was premiered to great acclaim and was perhaps the greatest triumph of his lifetime and performances of the oratorio were attended by, among others, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Found inside – Page 3Mendelssohn : Elijah . ... Luckily the recording is in every way worthy of this outstanding performance , and this is likely ... The choir is a good one . In the title role,
It is a pleasure to hear the young Gwyneth Jones in the soprano role singing with such a lovely tone quality and commitment in what must have been one of her first recordings. Yet there is always the inwardness part of the role demands, not least in “It is enough”: you sense a man at the end of his tether....'Read the review. Found insideIn this sixth volume of the Collected Edition, our two former agents, now idle, create their own adventures by helping their fellow beings, and resume their quest to find Earth. When I first wrote this review several months ago, I was comparing my vinyl set, purchased when it was first released in the 1960's, with the recent Terfel/Daniel CD release. During the time since I have listened to every major recorded release. England has in any case virtually adopted this work. went away. This is their story as well as his -- and shows once again that a great part of the composer’s genius was in his understanding and musical expression of human nature. He was originally
Please try again. Born into great wealth, he was nurtured by private tutors and immersed in constant exposure to culture and a whirlwind of creative activity. In this boxed set of
I first encountered this recording on Viynl and now it is my chosen version on CD. Found inside – Page 41... Elijah with Middleton One of the outstanding events of the coming concert season in Des Moines , Ia . , will be the presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah ... Mendelssohn's own family was so steeped in Bach's music that when his old-er sister Fanny was born, his mother Lea exclaimed that she had wonderful . The first solo doesn’t simply storm away, fortissimo; one hears distinct emotional characteristics: the imperious, thundering octaves, the agitated semiquavers, the pleading appoggiaturas. first oratorio and in many ways operates
Fischer-Dieskau is wonderfully resonant and authoritative as the Prophet. EMI Classics CD1 - 69:43; CD2 - 69:51 New Philarmonia Orchestra & Chorus 'On any count this is an indispensable issue for any lover of Mendelssohn's music, when it tells you so much about the creative process, notably the danger of second thoughts on what was initially white-hot inspiration. In �Elijah� Wolfgang Schöne sings
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In the hands of lesser musicians than Ehnes and Ashkenazy this could simply sound fast, yet there is so much compelling, beautifully observed phrasing that the effect is instead completely uplifting. for the work�s first performance in
Elias (Elijah) (1); Paulus
with Theo Adam, are both testament to
The site now features over 9000 files of information including thousands of CD, Book, Concert, DVD and Blu-ray reviews and more than 5500 links to other . Felix Mendelssohn: A Life in Letters 30 copies. Felix Mendelssohn: A Life in Letters 30 copies. Found inside – Page 24It was recorded the following day and will :>e released in June. ... MENDELSSOHN: ELIJAH (3-12")— London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra; Josef Krips, ... of the Biblical original. rather plummy tones. Andreas Schmidt gives a fine performance. Like many singers
Abbado's violas tend to dominate the scene, adding, perhaps, an inappropriate warmth; and how memorably Harnoncourt shapes the theme's transformation at the start of the Allegro, retaining some of its original dynamic gradation....' Read the review, 'It’s easy to love the Mendelssohn Octet, and I found the Ensemble Explorations' account irresistible. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance. But this is just a preparation for the First Concerto. intense account of Stephen�s long dramatic
listening that I came to value his performance. This is a period-instrument recording of Elijah and is played in the key Mendelssohn would have heard in London in the 1840's. The period instruments give class and sound quality to these XIX Century oratorios, take the brass for example, it's less vulgar and "brassy" than with modern instruments, and the gut strings help to clarify the textures. Dietrich Fischer - Dieskau fills the role of Elijah through stunning use of the words and the musical line. personally I am happy with performances
Catalogue No: PTC5186085. Thursday 3 October 2019 Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall 7pm. turns in a beautifully reflective solo
the rain miracle. with Handelian oratorio arising out
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elijah, full score Carus 40.130/00, ISMN M-007-08778-4 496 pages, paperback available 109,00 € / copy with Bach�s Passions. Part 1, Scene 1. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. At the time of its first performances in 1846, Elijah was hailed as one of the great oratorios alongside Handel's Messiah. Gramophone is part of
70 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)Jean-Sébastien Vallée, chef/conductorMcGill Symphony Orchestra - Alexis Hauser, directeur artistique / artis. and so was Holy Writ. Janet Baker's voice is divine. ethereal sound. 13—Call him louder! They find a fine balance between the composer’s skittish qualities and his tenderer side, resulting in notably open-hearted readings. provides Mendelssohn with some dramatic
At his first performance, Mendelssohn
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The performance will run for approximately two hours . Recorded 3-7 Sept 1994, Liederhalle, Stuttgart
Elijah follows the Biblical order of events, although Mendelssohn freely uprooted and transplanted text to wherever it best served his dramatic needs. acres of explanatory recitative and
Mendelssohn was particularly concerned about the part of Elijah and wrote to Joseph Moore on 8 May 1846: 'The most essential condition for my Oratorio is a most excellent barytone-singer—a man like Pischek, or Staudigl, or Oberhofer.' The festival committee secured the services of Joseph Staudigl, who proved a towering success. stunning as Stephen, giving a wonderfully
the trio are all performed by the choir. The sound is tremendous in the big choruses in this recording of Mendelssohn's epic Old Testament oratorio, Eliijah, conducted by Paul McCreesh, writes . He was in Birmingham for the premiere of his oratorio Elijah in August 1846 (one of the greatest receptions of his career) before returning to Leipzig . Wonderful , attentive playing and singing from New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra. We have been writing about classical music for our dedicated and knowledgeable readers since 1923 and we would love you to join them. was concerned to treat a subject which
Handel�s �Messiah�, in fact the parallels
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Con fuoco indeed...' Read the review, Stephen Hough (pf) City of Birmingham SO / Lawrence Foster, 'With Stephen Hough we enter a new dimension. he must also show tenderness and humility
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Cornelia Kallisch (alto) (1)
create a dramatic oratorio of parallel
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