Elijah op. 70 MWV A 25 (in English)
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Isobel Baillie (Soprano), Gladys Ripley (Alto), James Johnston (Tenor), Harold Williams (Bass-baritone)
1947
Part 1
- 04:19Introduction 'As God the Lord of Israel liveth' (Elijah)
- 03:58No. 1 Chorus 'Help, Lord! Wilt thou quite destroy us?' (Chorus)
- 02:14No. 2 Duet and Chorus 'Lord! Bow Thine ear to our prayer!' (Soprano, Alto, Chorus)
- 03:46No. 3 Recitative 'Ye people rend your hearts' – No. 4 'If with all your hearts' (Obadiah)
- 04:16No. 5 Chorus 'Yet doth the Lord see it not' (Chorus)
- 04:22No. 6 Recitative 'Elijah! Get thee hence' – No. 7 Double Quartet 'For He shall give His angels' (An Angel, Angels)
- 05:55No. 8 Duet 'What have I to do with thee?' – 'Give me thy son' (Widow, Elijah)
- 03:25No. 9 Chorus 'Blessed are the men who fear Him' (Chorus)
- 03:57No. 10 Recitative and Chorus 'As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth' (Elijah, Ahab, Chorus)
- 05:59No. 11 Chorus 'Baal, we cry to thee' – No. 12 Recitative with Chorus 'Call him louder, for he is a god!' – No. 13 Recitative with Chorus 'Call him louder! he heareth not!' (Chorus, Elijah)
- 03:30No. 14 Aria 'Lord God of Abraham' (Elijah)
- 01:35No. 15 Quartet 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord' (Soli)
- 02:58No. 16 Recitative and Chorus 'O Thou, who makest Thine angels' – 'The fire descends from Heaven' (Elijah, Chorus)
- 01:57No. 17 Aria 'Is not His word like a fire' (Elijah)
- 02:53No. 18 Arioso 'Woe unto them who forsake Him' (Alto)
- 05:32No. 19 Recitative and Chorus 'O man of God, help thy people!' (Obadiah, Elijah, Chorus, Youth)
- 03:40No. 20 Chorus 'Thanks be to God!' (Chorus)
Part 2
- 04:43No. 21 Aria 'Hear ye, Israel, hear what the Lord speaketh' (Soprano)
- 04:22No. 22 Chorus 'Be not afraid, saith God the Lord' (Chorus)
- 03:23No. 23 Recitative and Chorus 'The Lord hath exalted thee' (Elijah, Queen, Chorus)
- 01:41No. 24 Chorus 'Woe to him, he shall perish' (Chorus)
- 02:28No. 25 Recitative 'Man of God, now let my words be precious in thy sight' (Obadiah, Elijah)
- 05:16No. 26 Aria 'It is enough' – No. 27 Recitative 'See, now he sleepeth' (Elijah, Tenor)
- 01:50No. 28 Trio 'Lift thine eyes to the mountains' (Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto)
- 03:43No. 29 Chorus 'He, watching over Israel, slumbers not not sleeps' (Chorus)
- 01:44No. 30 Recitative 'Arise, Elijah' – 'O Lord, I have laboured in vain' (Angel, Elijah)
- 03:07No. 31 Aria 'O rest in the Lord' (Angel)
- 02:18No. 32 Chorus 'He that shall endure to the end shall be saved' (Chorus)
- 01:42No. 33 Recitative 'Night falleth round me, O Lord' (Elijah, Angel)
- 04:35No. 34 Chorus 'Behold! God the Lord passed by!' (Chorus)
- 03:33No. 35 Recitative and Quartet with Chorus 'Above him stood the Seraphim' – 'Holy is God the Lord' (Alto, Soli, Chorus)
- 00:48No. 36 Chorus and Recitative 'I go on my way in the sight of the Lord' (Chorus, Elijah)
- 02:28No. 37 Arioso 'For the mountains shall depart' (Elijah)
- 02:05No. 38 Chorus 'Then did Elijah the prophet break forth' (Chorus)
- 02:31No. 39 Aria and Recitative 'Then shall the righteous shine forth' (Tenor)
- 03:45No. 41 Quartet 'O come, every one that thirsteth' (Soli)
- 03:45No. 42 Chorus 'And then shall your light break forth' (Chorus)