Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)
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Canadian Music Store CD DetailsEdition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1992-10-28 Music Label: Chandos Soundtracks: Music CD 1
Music reviews of Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)Music Review: Shoot The Engineers
This has got to be the single most difficult piece to get recorded properly: either the interpretation by the conductor and performers is lame and the recording is brilliant, or vice versa. The latter is the case here. This has got to be the single best interpretation of this work ever attempted for reproduction. Hickox nailed it. Tempos and dynamics are definitive. Probably the most thrilling piece in this recording is 'Then did Elijah' the tempo is significantly faster than any other i have heard, and it makes all the difference. The general effect brought about by the orchestral work and pipe organ is simply stunning. Yes, you do wash out some of the fine harmony details, but, again, undeniably unforgetable. The one gripe on this side of the aisle is the tenor soloist: unbearable. Waaaaaaaaay overly melodramatic. I skip every one of his solos - except for 'Then Shall the Righteous'. That one is actually quite nice. And now, I shall explain the title of this review. This is one of the worst recordings i have ever heard. The engineers that mic'd, mix'd, and manufactur'd this should be drug out into the street and shot. Darn near ruined Hickox's marvelous effort. It sounds like you are out in the hall listening to the performance through a thick wooden door with a glass tumbler between it and your ear. Truly disappointing. That said, it is still worth straining yourself into a headache through the miserable audio to hear this landmark rendition. 10 stars for Hickox and his gang of merry mistrels, and a death-by-hanging sentence for the engineers. Weird, huh.
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