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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving, crisp text of exceptional quality., July 31, 2001

bass24ever (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mendelssohn: Elijah (Audio CD)

Subject pretty sums it up. The soloist, choir and orchestra perform exceptionally for the conductor to deliver a wonderful performance you will want to listen to again and again. A plus for me is the text from this recording matches the G. Schirmer, Inc. score, ISBN 0-7935-4559-5, that my church choir will use in its performance. This recording is making it very easy to learn my part.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, dramatic performance, August 18, 1999

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This is a re-release of the older Angel recording. A wonderful performance with all the singers at their peak. Fisher-Dieskau is one of the best Elijah's I have ever heard. Text is in English.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Joyfull Elijah, May 2, 2001

David A. Hill (Burlingame, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This is an original sound recording made by EMI in 1968 and is still the standard by which one should enjoy Mendelssohn's Elijah. With Gwyneth Jones, Nicolai Gedda, Janet Baker and Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau what more could you ask for in a performance of one of the great masterpieces of music. The libretto, originally in German, was translated into English by William Bartholomew who Mendelssohm called a translator 'par excellence.' Enjoy-enjoy-enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Performance of a neglected work
This EMI Classics recording of Mendelssohn's Elijah is many things. First of all a very worthy and good contender in a small field of recordings of "Elijah" sung in English... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Alan Craig

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good music
If you are religious and like Oratorios this one is a must. It has many memorable solos. If you aren't religious, you might like it anyhow.
JL

Published on November 11, 2007 by James Larsen

4.0 out of 5 stars one of the great kick-offs
Mendelssohn's ELIJAH has been loved, hated, belted out by innumerable church and community choirs, performed with white-tie panache, and ignored. Read more