Mendelssohn: Elijah, MWV A 25, Op. 70 (Early Versions)

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Editor: Christian Martin Schmidt (1942-) Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: Elijah, MWV A 25, Op. 70 Binding: Hardcover Work Language: German ISMN: 9790004803073 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 528 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Elijah – Early Versions document a decade that ranges from the first conceptional ideas of 1837, hence directly after the completion of St. Paul, to the world premiere of Elijah on 26 August 1846. Mendelssohn had already worked out the plan for a libretto with his friend Carl Klingemann in 1837. Shortly thereafter, Klingemann sent a text which the composer then passed on to his friend, the theologian Julius Schubring. Then began a breathtaking logistical marathon in which Mendelssohn, during the final phase, raced to prepare the world premiere in Birmingham from Leipzig, while simultaneously taking the elaboration of the libretto increasingly into his own hands; indeed, he was, as usu