"He that shall endure to the end" is part of the
oratorio Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn. This oratorio was
written in English for the Birmingham Festival in 1846.
The work depicts various events in the life of the
prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2
Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible. Mendelssohn
was a great admirer of the Baroque composers Bach and
Handel, and Elijah was inspired by these composers'
works. However he mixed the Baroque styles, with the
modern lyricism and use o...(+)
"He that shall endure to the end" is part of the
oratorio Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn. This oratorio was
written in English for the Birmingham Festival in 1846.
The work depicts various events in the life of the
prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2
Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible. Mendelssohn
was a great admirer of the Baroque composers Bach and
Handel, and Elijah was inspired by these composers'
works. However he mixed the Baroque styles, with the
modern lyricism and use of
orchestral and choral colour of the Romantic era.
Lewis, Alastair (1974 - )
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