| Description |
2 audio discs (2 hr., 11 min., 24 sec.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
021124 |
| Description |
digital optical stereo |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Oratorio for four solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. |
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Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Willard White (Elijah), bass ; Rosalind Plowright (the widow, angel, soprano solos), soprano ; Linda Finnie (angel, the queen, contralto solos), contralto ; Arthur Davies (Obadiah, Ahab, tenor solos), tenor ; Jeremy Budd (the youth), treble ; Roderick Elms, organ ; London Symphony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Hickox, conductor. |
| Credits |
Brian Couzens, recording producer ; Ralph Couzens, sound engineer ; Ben Connellan, assistant engineer ; Tim Oldham, editor ; Rosanna Fish, mastering. |
| Event |
Recorded 1989 April 21-25, Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, London. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1989. |
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Duration: 2 hr., 11 min., 24 sec. |
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Notes and libretto in English (30 pages, with portraits) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Elijah (Biblical prophet) -- Drama.
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Elijah (Biblical prophet) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios. |
| Genre/Form |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
White, Willard, singer.
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Plowright, Rosalind, singer.
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Finnie, Linda, singer.
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Davies, Arthur, 1941-2018, singer.
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Budd, Jeremy, singer.
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Elms, Roderick, instrumentalist.
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Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.
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London Symphony Chorus, performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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| Standard No. |
095115244821 |
| Music No. |
241-48 Chandos Records |
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CHAN 241-48 Chandos Records |
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