Pygmalion / Pichon
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias
Monday
11
December
2023
19:30
Großer Saal
Performers
Pygmalion
Siobhan Stagg, Sopran
Julie Roset, Sopran
Ema Nikolovska, Mezzosopran
Thomas Atkins, Tenor
Stéphane Degout, Bariton
Raphaël Pichon, Leitung
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elias. Oratorium in zwei Teilen nach Worten des Alten Testaments op. 70 (1845–1847)
Note
Weinverkostung:
Weingut Sonnenhügel und Weingut Hebenstreit aus dem Retzer Land
weingut-sonnenhuegel.at
weingut-hebenstreit.at
Subscription series
VokalKlang
Cuvée 2
Links
https://www.ensemblepygmalion.com
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
»He who perseveres to the end will be blessed.«
400 musicians - choir and orchestra combined - gave the acclaimed premiere of Mendelssohn's second oratorio in Birmingham. »The last note of ›Elias‹ was lost in a unison of unending applause«, wrote a Times critic. »It was as if the long-pent-up enthusiasm had at last broken through and filled the air with wild cries of excitement.« Eight numbers had to be repeated. The two main reasons for this landslide victory of Mendelssohn were, on the one hand, the gripping dramatic layout of the work in general and the choruses set in the best Handelian manner in particular. Now, when Raphaël Pichon leads the choir and orchestra of his original sound ensemble Pygmalion through Mendelssohn's effective score, one can be sure of its overwhelming effect.