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Prom 19: Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2023: Mendelssohn's dramatic oratorio Elijah, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra alongside soloists including Roderick Williams and Carolyn Sampson.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2023: Mendelssohn's dramatic oratorio performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra alongside soloists including Roderick Williams and Carolyn Sampson

Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah

Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Rowan Pierce, soprano
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents one of the most popular works in the British choral repertoire: Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Full of earthquakes and hurricanes, fiery chariots, wicked queens and holy visions, this intensely dramatic oratorio is brought to life by the SCO’s exciting young Music Director Maxim Emelyanychev.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah - Part 1

    Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Rowan Pierce. Singer: Helen Charlston. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Roderick Williams. Choir: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus. Choir: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah - Part 2

    Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Rowan Pierce. Singer: Helen Charlston. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Roderick Williams. Choir: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Variations sΓ©rieuses, Op 54

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2: Perahia.
    • CBS.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Jan 2024 19:30

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