Elijah (oratorio)
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Elijah, 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 Augus
The manuscript used for the premiere, by a copyist with notes by Mendelssohn, now in the collection of the Library of Birmingham
The oratorio depicts events in the life of the prophet Elijah
Birmingham Town Hall, where Elijah premiered
Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, MWV B 53, is the incipit of a motet for an eight-part choir a cappella by Felix Mendelssohn. He wrote it in 1844 for the Berlin Cathedral, setting verses 11 and 12
Elijah (oratorio)
…sieht es nicht Yet doth the Lord see it not Exodus 20:5-6 SATB 6 Recitative Elias, gehe von hinnen Elijah! get thee hence 1 Kings 17:3-4 Angel I 7 Octet Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen For he shall give his angels Psalm 91:11-12 Angels: SSAATTBB Recitative Nun auch der Bach vertrocknet ist Now Cherith's brook is dried up 1 Kings 17:7…
The composer in 1846, portrait by Eduard Magnus