Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X During his tragically curtailed life, the 19th century German composer Felix Mendelssohn became ...

This recording of Mendelssohn’s epic Old Testament oratorio was made in the wake of last year’s acclaimed performance at the BBC Proms. For an ensemble that has tackled such monumental edifices as ...

The Pacific Chorale had a go at Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” on Sunday evening in Segerstrom Concert Hall. It was the opening of the season and the beginning of artistic director John Alexander’s 41st year ...

A perfectly rendered performance of Mendelssohn's greatest oratorio. By Alexandra Coghlan Like so many of our beloved national institutions – cricket, tea, the Royal Family – Elijah is a foreign ...

Was the German composer’s oratorio a nod toward his Jewish ancestry — or the full fruition of his Christian identity? When the New York Philharmonic performs Felix Mendelssohn’s rarely heard “Elijah” ...