Historic Sound
Mendelssohn: Elijah / Stanford Robinson, Et Al
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Details
- Composer
- MENDELSSOHN, FELIX
- Artist
- Williams, Jones, Serena, Bailie, Puruis, Robinson
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Historic Sound
- Released
- Aug 01, 2005
- Catalog #
- DDH 27802
- UPC
- 809730780226
About
REVIEWS:
“Although seventy-five years old, these mono recordings have been digitally remastered to reveal a thrilling performance of this great dramatic work.” – John Pitt, New Classics
“Full marks... Baillie is superb... Parry Jones makes a real impression. Williams is a magnificent colossus of an Elijah. I’d recommend this retrieval with pleasure.” – Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb
“First rate standards of production and repertoire... Astoundingly good quality.” – David Patmore, Classic Record Collector
“Williams is a magnificent prophet... Histrionically exciting and technically accomplished. Baillie is as always fresh-toned with pinpoint attack. The well trained choir is vital and dramatic, as is Robinson’s conducting. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to hear this set.” – John T. Hughes, International Record Review
“Although seventy-five years old, these mono recordings have been digitally remastered to reveal a thrilling performance of this great dramatic work.” – John Pitt, New Classics
“Full marks... Baillie is superb... Parry Jones makes a real impression. Williams is a magnificent colossus of an Elijah. I’d recommend this retrieval with pleasure.” – Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb
“First rate standards of production and repertoire... Astoundingly good quality.” – David Patmore, Classic Record Collector
“Williams is a magnificent prophet... Histrionically exciting and technically accomplished. Baillie is as always fresh-toned with pinpoint attack. The well trained choir is vital and dramatic, as is Robinson’s conducting. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to hear this set.” – John T. Hughes, International Record Review
Tracklist 32 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Part I: Introduction: Recitative: As God the Lord of Israel liveth (Elijah) 00:52
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Introduction: Recitative: As God the Lord of Israel liveth (Elijah)
- Duration
- 00:52
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
2 Part I: Overture 02:26
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Overture
- Duration
- 02:26
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
3 Part I: Help, Lord! wilt Thou quite destroy us? (Chorus) 02:49
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Help, Lord! wilt Thou quite destroy us? (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:49
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
4 Part I: Recitative: The Deeps afford no water - Duet with Chorus: Lord! bow Thine ear to our prayer! (Soprano, Contralto, Chorus) 02:37
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: The Deeps afford no water - Duet with Chorus: Lord! bow Thine ear to our prayer! (Soprano, Contralto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena, Isobel Baillie, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
5 Part I: Recitative: Ye people, rend you hearts - Aria: If with all your hearts (Obadiah) 03:29
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Ye people, rend you hearts - Aria: If with all your hearts (Obadiah)
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Parry Jones, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
6 Part I: Yet doth the Lord see it not (Chorus) 03:01
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Yet doth the Lord see it not (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
7 Part I: Recitative: Elijah! get thee hence - Air: For He shall give him Angels (An Angel) 03:15
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Elijah! get thee hence - Air: For He shall give him Angels (An Angel)
- Duration
- 03:15
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
8 Part I: Recitative, Aria and Duet: What have I to do with thee, O man of God? (The Widow, Elijah) 06:02
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Recitative, Aria and Duet: What have I to do with thee, O man of God? (The Widow, Elijah)
- Duration
- 06:02
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Isobel Baillie, Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
9 Part I: Blessed are the men who fear Him (Chorus) 02:49
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Blessed are the men who fear Him (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:49
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
10 Part I: Recitative: As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, Chorus) 03:26
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth (Elijah, Ahab, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:26
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams, Tom Purvis
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
11 Part I: Baal, we cry to thee (Chorus) 02:55
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part I: Baal, we cry to thee (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:55
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
12 Part I: Recitative: Call him louder, for he is a god! (Elijah, Chorus) 02:32
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Call him louder, for he is a god! (Elijah, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:32
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
13 Part I: Recitative and Aria: Draw near, all ye people (Elijah) 03:27
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part I: Recitative and Aria: Draw near, all ye people (Elijah)
- Duration
- 03:27
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
14 Part I: Chorale: Cast the burden upon the Lord (Angels) 01:22
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part I: Chorale: Cast the burden upon the Lord (Angels)
- Duration
- 01:22
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena, Isobel Baillie
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
15 Part I: Recitative: O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits (Elijah, Chorus) 01:59
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits (Elijah, Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:59
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
16 Part I: Recitative: Take all the Prophets of Baal - Aria: Is not His word like a fire (Elijah) 02:09
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Take all the Prophets of Baal - Aria: Is not His word like a fire (Elijah)
- Duration
- 02:09
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
17 Part I: Arioso: Woe unto them who forsake him! (Contralto) 02:47
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part I: Arioso: Woe unto them who forsake him! (Contralto)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
18 Part I: Recitative: O man of God, help thy people! (Obadiah, Elijah, The Youth, Chorus) 02:35
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: O man of God, help thy people! (Obadiah, Elijah, The Youth, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:35
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Parry Jones, Harold Williams, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
19 Part I: Thanks be to God! (Chorus) 04:07
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Part I: Thanks be to God! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:07
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
- Disc 2
-
1 Part II: Aria: Hear ye, Israel (Soprano) 05:56
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Hear ye, Israel (Soprano)
- Duration
- 05:56
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Isobel Baillie, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
2 Part II: Be not afraid, saith God the Lord (Chorus) 03:13
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: Be not afraid, saith God the Lord (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
3 Part II: Recitative: Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight (Obadiah, Elijah) 01:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight (Obadiah, Elijah)
- Duration
- 01:53
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Parry Jones, Harold Williams, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
4 Part II: Aria: It is enough (Elijah) 04:36
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part II: Aria: It is enough (Elijah)
- Duration
- 04:36
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
5 Part II: Trio: Lift thine eyes to the mountains - Chorus: He, watching over Israel (Chorus) 03:20
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Trio: Lift thine eyes to the mountains - Chorus: He, watching over Israel (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
6 Part II: Aria: O rest in the Lord (The Angel)) 03:05
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Aria: O rest in the Lord (The Angel))
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
7 Part II: Recitative: Night falleth round me, O Lord (Elijah) 01:22
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Night falleth round me, O Lord (Elijah)
- Duration
- 01:22
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
8 Part II: Behold! God the Lord passed by! (Chorus) 03:37
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Behold! God the Lord passed by! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:37
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
9 Part II: Recitative and Chorus: Above him stood the Seraphim (Contralto, Chorus) 01:52
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: Recitative and Chorus: Above him stood the Seraphim (Contralto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Clara Serena, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
10 Part II: Recitative: I go on my way in the strength of the Lord (Elijah) 00:48
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: I go on my way in the strength of the Lord (Elijah)
- Duration
- 00:48
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Harold Williams, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
11 Part II: Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire (Chorus) 02:27
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:27
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
12 Part II: Aria: The shall the righteous shine forth (Tenor) 02:47
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: Aria: The shall the righteous shine forth (Tenor)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Parry Jones, Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson
-
13 Part II: And then shall your light break forth (Chorus) 03:01
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: And then shall your light break forth (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Berkeley Mason
- Ensemble
- BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Stanford Robinson