Organization

Conductor

Marcus Creed

Singer

Valentina Farcas

Sopran

Paula Murrihy

Mezzo

Sebastian Kohlhepp

Tenor I

Bass-baritone

André Morsch

Elijah

Others

Chor der Oper Leipzig

Orchestra

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

Tivoli Vredenburg

Groot Omroepkoor

Elijah, op. 70 -  (Elijah)

Utrecht

Netherlands

A warm and committed pre-Christmas performance of Mendelssohn's opus magnum, with a radiant choir and accomplished soloists.

Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn

Mendelssohn - Elias: Concert Various

Public

Approved

Could Mendelssohn surpass the enormous success of his oratorio Paulus? Yes, he did in 1847 with Elias. The composer and press were wildly enthusiastic. No less than four choirs and four arias had to be repeated at the Birmingham premiere. The critics spoke of 'Mendelssohn's chef d'oeuvre' and of 'the greatest oratorio of the nineteenth century'. 'Never before has a piece of mine gone so superbly on its first performance, and been received so enthusiastically by both the collaborators and the audience as this oratorio.' And The Times wrote: 'Never before has an artist experienced such a great triumph - and never before has a work of art been understood so quickly and so completely.' The music corresponds to the capricious and irascible character of the prophet Elijah: sometimes rousing and furious,

English

Elijah by Mendelssohn, From (2016/2016), Conductor Marcus Creed, Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Ensemble

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