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Elijah Opus 70 Vocal Score by Felix Mendelssohn - Kalmus Classic Edition Brand: Alfred Publishing
ISBN-13: 9780769245294
ISBN-10: 0769245293
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Number K 06300
Paperback
7 x 10.5 inches, 200 pages
Elijah , Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting events in the life of the Prophet Elijah as told in the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Old Testament. It premiered on 26 August 1846.
This piece was composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn's Baroque predecessors Bach and Handel, whose music he greatly admired. In 1829 Mendelssohn had organized the first performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion since the composer's death and was instrumental in bringing this and other Bach works to widespread popularity. By contrast, Handel's oratorios never went out of fashion in England. Mendelssohn prepared a scholarly edition of some of Handel's oratorios for publication in London. Elijah is modelled on the oratorios of these two Baroque masters; however, in its lyricism… Read More