Elijah Oratorio / Elias Oratorium, Editions Eulenberg No. 989

Very Good - Text Unmarked - Binding and Cover Clean and Tight - Musical Score, Introduction in English and German / Einführung in Englisch und Deutsch - Ready to Ship

By -- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Published by -- Ernst Eulenburg Ltd., [Unknown Release Date], London UK, x 283 Pages, Musical Score, Introduction in English and German / Einführung in Englisch und Deutsch, 7.5" X 5.4" X .6", 11 oz., 

Series -- Editions Eulenburg, No. 989

[WIKIPEDIA]

"Elijah (German: Elias), 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 and use of orchestral and choral colour the style clearly reflects Mendelssohn's own skill as an early Romantic composer."

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