{"product_id":"elijah-in-full-score-9780486285047","title":"Elijah in Full Score","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the last works of German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), the oratorio \u003ci\u003eElijah\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at England's Birmingham Festival in August 1846. Elated by the audience's response, Mendelssohn wrote jubilantly to his brother: \"Not less than four choruses and four airs were encored.\" Audiences still respond enthusiastically to this splendid oratorio. A century and a half later, \u003ci\u003eElijah\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most frequently performed of all choral works, a favorite of audiences everywhere.\u003cbr\u003eIn the Old Testament, the story is told of how the Prophet Elijah vindicates the religion of the Israelites against the nature-worship of Baal. Mendelssohn imagined Elijah as \"strong, zealous and, yes, even bad-tempered, angry and brooding...yet borne aloft as if on angels' wings.\" His conception of Elijah comes immediately and vividly to life in an inspired series of solo and choral passages filled with compelling drama and rich musical symbolism. Elijah is reprinted here from the definitive German edition, with the text in both German and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486285047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.23h x 9.45w x 0.71d","brand":"Felix Mendelssohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637722247324,"sku":"9780486285047","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a1641e8a-5a04-4a07-954e-1aef6e69662c.jpg?v=1603845524","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/elijah-in-full-score-9780486285047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}