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Mendelssohn - Elijah [CD]

Harold Williams , Tom Purvis , Felix Mendelssohn , Stanford Robinson , Clara Serena , et al. Audio CD
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  • Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Stanford Robinson
  • Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
  • Audio CD (24 July 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Divine Art
  • ASIN: B0009F44MQ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 332,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Introduction: As God The Lord (--)Harold Williams0:52£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Overture (--)Bbc National Orchestra 2:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Chorus: Help! Lord! (--)Bbc National Chorus 2:49£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Recit: The Deeps Afford No Water / Air: Lord, Bow Thine Ear (---)Clara Serena 2:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Recit: Ye People Rend Your Hearts / Air: If With All Your Hearts (--)Parry Jones 3:29£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Chorus: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not (--)Bbc National Chorus 3:01£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Recit: Elijah, Get Thee Hence / Air: For He Shall Give Him Angels (----)Clara Serena 3:14£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Duet: What Have I To Do With Thee? (----)Isobel Baillie 6:01£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Chorus: Blessed Are The Men (----)Bbc National Chorus 2:48£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Recit / Air: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth (-----)Harold Williams 3:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Chorus: Baal, We Cry To Thee (--)Bbc National Chorus 2:55£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Recit And Chorus: Call Him Louder (-----)Harold Williams 2:31£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Recit And Air: Lord God Of Abraham (--)Harold Williams 3:27£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Cast Thy Burden (--)Quartet 1:22£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Recit: O Thou Who Makest / Chorus: The Fire Descends From Heaven (--)Harold Williams 1:59£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Recit: Take All The Prophets Of Baal / Air: Is Not His Word? (----)Harold Williams 2:08£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen17. Air: Woe Unto Them (---)Clara Serena 2:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen18. Recit: O Lord Thou Hast Overthrown (----)Harold Williams 2:35£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen19. Chorus: Thanks Be To God (---)Harold Williams 4:07£0.89  Buy MP3 


Disc 2:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Air: Hear Ye, Israel (---)Various artists 5:55£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Chorus: Be Not Afraid (--------)Various artists 3:13£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Recit: Man Of God (----)Various artists 1:53£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Air: It Is Enough (----)Various artists 4:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Trio: Lift Thine Eyes / Chorus: He, Watching Over Israel (-----)Various artists 3:20£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Air: O Rest In The Lord (-----)Various artists 3:04£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Recit: Night Falleth Around Me (----)Various artists 1:22£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Chorus: Behold! The Lord Passed By (-----)Various artists 3:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Recit: Above Him Stood The Seraphim / Chorus: Holy, Holy, Holy (-----)Various artists 1:51£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Recit: I Go On My Way (--)Various artists0:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Chorus: Then Did Elijah The Prophet (----)Various artists 2:27£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Air: Then Shall The Righteous (----)Various artists 2:46£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Chorus: And Then Shall Your Light (----)Various artists 3:01£0.89  Buy MP3 


Product Description

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CHORAL CD OF THE YEAR 2005 award from Classic Record Collector Magazine. This amazing performance of the great oratorio "Elijah" was made in 1930. After a little digital restoration its audio quality is excellent. The perormance is just stunning. The cast includes top singers of the day: Harold Williams, Isobel Baillie, Clara Serena and Parry Jones, together with the super BBC Natioanl Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson. A recording milestone.

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First rate standards of production and repertoire… astoundingly good quality. -- Classic Record Collector

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Elijah 14 Sep 2011
By Rob
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Astonishingly well remastered considering the 1930 recording age, and superb vocals of Isobel Baillee (and others). Elijah has been a favourite of mine for many years, and apart from the excellent vocals / chorus / orchestra on this 2-cd set, there is a more pronounced organ element than in more recent recordings, which I particularly like. Although this is described as the earliest complete recording, it is not as complete as later recordings, but near enough. Overall it is superb, even taking account of the mono and the occasional crackles. If this were a new stereo DDD recording with this cast it would be unbeatable (unless Felix himself was conducting!). You probably can see that I am not a music expert, but I listen to what I enjoy, and I certainly enjoy listening to this recording.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 10 Oct 2012
By Rosamunde - Published on Amazon.com
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This work, transferred from a 1930 recording to a CD, is a miracle of modern technology. The clarity of sound of these distinguished singers more than eighty years ago persuades me that I am present in their audience - a most moving experience.

This sensation is present even while allowing for certain anomalies of interpretation which result from the period of the performance.
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