Mendelssohn: Elijah by Delman / Krips / London Phil Orch / Mendelssohn was released Mar 08, 2011 on the Eloquence label. Born in Vienna in April 1902, the cheery-looking Josef Krips seems to have been pre-destined to achieve eminence in the Viennese classics. Mendelssohn: Elijah He recorded with both, the Wiener Philharmoniker and the key London orchestras for Decca in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and the interpretations have genuine expressive power while remaining devoid of exaggeration or affectation. Mendelssohn: Elijah Mendelssohn's Elijah was premiered to great acclaim and was perhaps the greatest triumph of his lifetime and performances of the oratorio were attended by, among others, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It became second in popularity to Handel's Messiah in English-speaking lands and elsewhere held its own in the choral repertoire. Mendelssohn: Elijah contains a single disc. ...See Full Description
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