Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-10-28
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Introduction
  2. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Overture
  3. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  4. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Duet And Chorus
  5. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - Obadiah
  6. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Obadiah
  7. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  8. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - An Angel
  9. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Semi-Chorus - Angels
  10. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - The Widow
  11. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  12. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Elijah) And Chorus
  13. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  14. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Elijah) And Chorus
  15. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Elijah) And Chorus
  16. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Elijah
  17. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorale - Angels
  18. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Elijah) And Angels
  19. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Elijah
  20. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Arioso (Contralto)
  21. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Obadiah) And Chorus
  22. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
Music CD 2
  1. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Soprano
  2. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  3. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - (Elijah) And Chorus
  4. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  5. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - Obadiah
  6. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Elijah
  7. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - Tenor
  8. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Soprano And Alto Trio - The Angels
  9. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus - Angels
  10. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - The Angel (Contralto)
  11. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - The Angel (Contralto)
  12. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  13. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - Elijah
  14. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  15. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative (Contralto) - Semi-chorus And Chorus
  16. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  17. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Arioso - Elijah
  18. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus
  19. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Air - Tenor
  20. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Recitative - Soprano
  21. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus And (41a) Quartet
  22. Elijah Oratorio Op.70: Chorus

Music reviews of Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung in English)

Music Review: Shoot The Engineers
Rating: 3 Stars

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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