Release 5: Mendelssohn: Elijah

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Introduction (Elijah): As God the Lord of Israel liveth

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Overture

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus (The People): Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Duet and Chorus (The People, Two Women): Lord, bow Thine ear to our prayer!

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Obadiah): Ye people, rend your hearts

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Obadiah): “If with all your hearts ye truly seek me”

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus (The People): Yet doth the Lord see it not

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (An Angel): Elijah! Get thee hence

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Double Quartet (Angels): For He shall give His angels

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (An Angel): Now Cherith’s brook is dried up, Elijah.

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative, Air, and Duet (The Widow and Elijah): What have I to do with thee

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: Blessed are the men who fear Him

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah and King Ahab) and Chorus: As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus (Priests of Baal): Baal, we cry to thee

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus (Priests of Baal): Call him louder! For he is a god

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus (Priests of Baal): Call him louder! He heareth not

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Elijah): Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Quartet (Angels): Cast thy burden upon the Lord

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus (The People): O Thou who maketh Thine angels spirits

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Elijah): Is not His word like a fire

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Arioso (Alto): Woe unto them who forsake Him!

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Obadiah, Elijah, The Boy) and Chorus (The People): O man of God, help thy people!

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus (The People): Thanks be to God

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Soprano): Hear ye, Israel; hear what the Lord speaketh

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: “Be not afraid,” saith God the Lord

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah and The Queen) and Chorus: The Lord hath exalted thee

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: Woe to him! He shall perish

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah and Obadiah): Man of God, now let my words

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Elijah): It is enough!

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Tenor): See now, he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Trio (Angels): Lift thine eyes

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus (Angels): He, watching over Israel

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (The Angel and Elijah): Arise, Elijah

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (The Angel): O rest in the Lord

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: He that shall endure to the end

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (The Angel and Elijah): Night falleth round me

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: Behold, God the Lord passed by!

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Contralto): Above Him stood the seraphim / Quartet and Chorus (Angels): Holy is God the Lord

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Elijah) and Chorus: Go, return upon thy way

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Arioso (Elijah): For the mountains shall depart

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: Then did Elijah the prophet break forth

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Aria (Tenor): Then shall the righteous shine forth

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Recitative (Soprano): Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Chorus: But the Lord from the north hath raised one / Quartet: O come every one that thirsteth

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Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70 : Final Chorus: And then, then shall your light break forth

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