NAXOS MENDELSSOHN CD - Felix Mendelssohn Elias - Elijah, Op70. Texts by Julius Schubring, sung in German. Mendelssohn's magnificent oratorio Elijah brings to life the tumultuous times and personal drama of the Biblical prophet in a sweeping series of recitatives, arias and choruses in which the composer's Romantic genius drew deeply from the wellsprings of Bach and Handel. Ruth Ziesak, soprano. Claudia Mahnke, mezzo-soprano. Christoph Genz, tenor. Ralf Lukas, bass. MDR Radio Choir. MDR Symphony

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