Elijah, op. 70

Oratorio

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn

Elijah, op. 70 by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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Instrument:

Alto Voice

Bass Voice

Choir

Soprano Voice

Tenor Voice

Voice Solo

Piano Accompaniment

Ensemble:

4-Part

Mixed Choir

SATB

SSAATTBB

Format:

Vocal Score

Publisher:

Baerenreiter Verlag

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2 soprano voice solos, 2 alto voice solos, 2 tenor voice solos, 2 bass voice solos, double SATB choir, piano (Solo voices, Mixed choir: SSAATTBB, Orch) - Level 4
Oratorio. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Douglass Seaton. Arranged by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn and Andreas Kohs. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Oratorio. Vocal score. Opus 70. Duration 2 hours, 10 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09070-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09070-90).

Item Number: BA.BA09070-90

ISBN 9790006527571. 27 x 19 cm inches. Language: German, English.

Immediately after completing"St. Paul"in 1836, Mendelssohn mulled over the idea of composing a further oratorio. However a whole decade elapsed before the composition of"Elijah"which takes as its theme the story of the Biblical prophet from the 1st Book of Kings. When he received the invitation to write a major work for the Birmingham Music Festival, Mendelssohn finally embarked on work on the oratorio."Elijah"was premiered in 1846 in Birmingham with great success and has enjoyed great popularity ever since.

Following the first performance, Mendelssohn undertook a revision of the oratorio in which whole numbers were removed and new ones substituted. This is the version which was first heard in 1847 in London and which is still performed today.

This Urtext edition of the oratorio edited by the Mendelssohn specialist Douglass Seaton is based on all critical sources. The edition reflects the latest research findings and includes both English and German singing texts.

A critical commentary completes the new edition.