Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)
Elias op. 70 MWV A 25
Arrangement for chamber orchestra (Linckelmann)
4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
182.00 €
incl. VAT, plus shipping costs
Print edition
182.00 €
In stock
Delivery time: 3 - 8 days (Denmark)
Details
- For
- 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
- Product Type
- Score
- Author / Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Arranger
- Joachim Linckelmann
- Product number
- 779192
- Languages
- german, english
Description
Scoring: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Tr, Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, [Org]
Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elias (Elijah) was composed at a time when large choral societies were formed and music festivals involving hundreds of singers were all the fashion. 271 singers and 125 orchestral musicians took part in the premiere in 1846 in Birmingham. And today, too, a large-scale orchestra naturally calls for a correspondingly large chorus.
With this arrangement for chamber orches...