2x Hybrid SACD
Elijah
Live Album by Mendelssohn; Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Dame Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton, Gerald Finley, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano
Released 4 October 2024
Tracklist
- Hybrid SACD 1
- 1Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: Introduction. “As God the Lord of Israel liveth”Felix Mendelssohn1:04
- 2Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: OvertureFelix Mendelssohn3:30
- 3Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 1, Chorus. “Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?”Felix Mendelssohn2:59
- 4Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 1, Recitative. “The depths afford no water!”Felix Mendelssohn0:41
- 5Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 2, Duet with Chorus. “Lord, bow Thine ear to our pray’r!”Felix Mendelssohn1:57
- 6Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 3, Recitative. “Ye people, rend your hearts, and not your garments”Felix Mendelssohn0:43
- 7Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 4, Aria. “If with all your hearts ye truly seek Me”Felix Mendelssohn1:59
- 8Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 5, Chorus. “Yet doth the Lord see it not”Felix Mendelssohn3:40
- 9Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 6, Recitative. “Elijah! Get thee hence from here!”Felix Mendelssohn0:41
- 10Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 7, Double Quartet. “For He shall give His angels to watch over thee”Felix Mendelssohn3:48
- 11Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 8, Recitative, Aria and Duet. “What have I to do with thee”Felix Mendelssohn6:05
- 12Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 9, Chorus. “Blessed are the men who fear Him”Felix Mendelssohn3:21
- 13Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 10, Recitative with Chorus. “As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth”Felix Mendelssohn3:42
- 14Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 11, Chorus. “Baal, we cry to thee”Felix Mendelssohn2:50
- 15Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 12, Recitative and Chorus. “Call him louder! For he is a God”Felix Mendelssohn0:59
- 16Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 13, Recitative and Chorus. “Call him louder! He heareth not”Felix Mendelssohn2:07
- 17Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 14, Aria. “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel”Felix Mendelssohn3:00
- 18Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 15, Quartet. “Cast thy burden upon the Lord”Felix Mendelssohn1:27
- 19Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 16, Recitative and Chorus. “O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits”Felix Mendelssohn2:39
- 20Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 17, Aria. “Is not His word like a fire”Felix Mendelssohn2:00
- 21Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 18, Arioso. “Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him!”Felix Mendelssohn2:32
- 22Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 19, Recitative and Chorus. “O man of God, help Thy people!”Felix Mendelssohn5:01
- 23Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part One: No. 20, Chorus. “Thanks be to God”Felix Mendelssohn3:40
- Hybrid SACD 2
- 1Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 21, Aria, Recitative and Aria. “Hear ye, Israel!” – “Thus saith the Lord” – “I am He that comforteth”Felix Mendelssohn5:45
- 2Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 22, Chorus. “Be not afraid, saith God the Lord”Felix Mendelssohn3:54
- 3Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 23, Recitative and Chorus. “The Lord hath exalted thee from among the people”Felix Mendelssohn3:18
- 4Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 24, Chorus. “Woe to him! He shall perish”Felix Mendelssohn1:43
- 5Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 25, Recitative. “Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight!”Felix Mendelssohn2:04
- 6Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 26, Aria. “It is enough! O Lord, now take away my life”Felix Mendelssohn4:49
- 7Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 27, Recitative. “See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree in the desert”Felix Mendelssohn0:38
- 8Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 28, Trio. “Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains”Felix Mendelssohn1:24
- 9Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 29, Chorus. “He, watching over Israel, slumbers not, nor sleeps”Felix Mendelssohn2:57
- 10Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 30, Recitative. “Arise, Elijah”Felix Mendelssohn1:39
- 11Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 31, Aria. “O rest in the Lord, and wait for Him”Felix Mendelssohn2:45
- 12Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 32, Chorus. “He that shall endure to the end”Felix Mendelssohn2:09
- 13Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 33, Recitative. “Night falleth round me, O Lord!”Felix Mendelssohn1:41
- 14Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 34, Chorus. “Behold, God the Lord”Felix Mendelssohn4:00
- 15Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 35, Recitative and Quartet with Chorus. “Above Him stood the Seraphim” – “Holy, holy, holy is God the Lord”Felix Mendelssohn2:23
- 16Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 36, Chorus and Recitative. “Go, return upon thy way”Felix Mendelssohn1:20
- 17Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 37, Arioso. “For the mountains shall depart”Felix Mendelssohn2:10
- 18Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 38, Chorus. “Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire”Felix Mendelssohn2:23
- 19Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 39, Aria. “Then shall the righteous shine”Felix Mendelssohn2:11
- 20Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 40, Recitative. “Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet”Felix Mendelssohn1:08
- 21Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 41, Chorus. “But the Lord hath awakened one this night”Felix Mendelssohn3:00
- 22Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 41, Quartet. “O come ev’ry one that thirsteth”Felix Mendelssohn3:21
- 23Elijah, op. 70, MWV A 25: Part Two: No. 42, Final Chorus. “And then shall your light break forth”Felix Mendelssohn3:03
More by Mendelssohn, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Dame Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton, Gerald Finley, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano
Release credits
- tenor vocals [2.5, 2.7, 2.19, 2.22, 1.6-7, 1.13, 1.22]
- producer
- conductor
- treble vocals [22]
- bass-baritone vocals [1.1, 1.11, 1.13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 1.22, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.10, 2.13, 2.16-17, 2.22]
- other vocals [1.10, 1.18, 2.8, 2.15]
- liner notes
- mastering, balance, editor, mix
- choir vocals [2.2-4, 2.9, 2.12, 2.14-16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 1.3-5, 1.8, 1.12-16, 1.19, 1.22-23]
- performing orchestra
- soprano vocals [1.5, 1.11, 2.1, 2.13, 2.20, 2.22]
- liner notes
- recording
- translator
- mezzo-soprano vocals [1.5, 1.9-10, 1.21, 2.3, 2.10-11, 2.15, 2.22]
- translator
Issues
E
E2x Hybrid SACD4 October 2024




