神劇「以利亞」是浪漫派時期最偉大的宗教音樂作品之一,與韓德爾的「彌賽亞」、海頓的「創世紀」 並稱三大神劇。優美旋律,色彩豐富的的和聲與管弦樂配器,把浪漫主義的特點與古典主義的特點交織在一起,既帶有古典主義作品的嚴謹邏輯性,又帶有浪漫主義的幻想性格,被視為孟德爾頌一生的顛峰之作。
曲目/目錄 |
INTRODUCTION. As God the Lord (Bari-tone)
OVERTURE
1. CHORUS. Help, Lord!
2. Duer(Soprano and Contralto)WITH
CHORUS. Lord, bow thine ear
3. RECITATIVE(Tenor). Ye people, rend your hearts
4. ARIA(Tenor). If with all your hearts
5. CHORUS. Yet doth the Lord
6. RECITATIVE(Contralto). Elijah, get thee hence
7. DOUBLE QUARTER(OR CHORUS). FOR HE
Shall give His angels
7A. RECITATIVE(Contralto). Now Cherith’s
brook
8. RECITATIVE(Soprano). What have I do to with thee
RECITATIVE(Bass). Give me thy son
9. Chorus. Blessed are the men who fear Him
10. RECITATIVE(Baritone)WITH CHORUS. As
God the Lord of Sabaoth
11. CHORUS. Baal, we cry to thee
12. RECITATIVE(Baritone). Call him louder!
CHORUS. Hear our cry. O Baal!
13. RECITATIVE(Baritone). Call him louder!
Near, all ye people
14. RECITATIVE AND AIR(Baritone). Draw
Near, all ye people
15. CHORUS. Cast the burden upon the
Lord(CHORALE)
16. RECITATIVE(Baritone). O Thou, who
Makest thine angels spirits
CHORUS. The fire descends
17. ARIA(Baritone). Is not His word like a fire?
18. ARIOSO(Contralto). Woe unto them who forsake Him!
19. RECITATIVE(Tenor). O man of God, help thy people!
19A. RECITATIVE(Baritone)WITH CHORUS. O
Lord, Thou has overthrown thine enemies
20. Chorus. Thanks be to God!
21. ARIA(Soprano). Hear ye , Israel!
22. Chorus. Be not afraid
23. RECITATIVE(Baritone). WITH CHORUS
THE Lord hath exalted thee
24. CHORUS. Woe to him!
25. RECITATIVE(Tenor and Baritone). Man of God
26. ARIA(Baritone). It is enough
27. RECITATVIE(Tenor). See, now he sleepeth
28. TRIO(OR CHORUS). Lift thine eyes
29. CHORUS. He, watching over Israel
30. RECITATIVE(Contralto). Arise, Elijah
RECITATIVE(Baritone). O Lord, I have labored in vain
31. ARIA(Contralto). O rest in the Lord
32. CHORUS. He that shall endure.
33. RECITATIVE(Baritone). Night falleth
Round me
RECITATIVE(Soprano). Arise, now!
34. CHORUS. Behold, God the Lord
35. RECITATIVE(Contralto), QUARTER AND
CHORUS. Holy is God the Lord
36. CHORUS. Go, return upon thy way
RECITATIVE(Baritone). I go on my way
37. ARIOSO(Baritone). For the mountains shall depart
38. CHORUS. Then did Elijah
39. ARIA(Tenor). Then shall the righteous
shine forth
40. RECITATIVE(Soprano). Behold, God hath sent Elijah
41. Chorus. But the Lord from the north
42. QUARTET(OR CHORUS.)O come, every one that thirsteth
43. CHORUS. And then shall your light break forth |