Mendelssohn: Elijah, 1846 – review

(Signum)In the 19th century, Mendelssohn's oratorio became a central work for British choral societies, and, unlike Handel's Messiah, Elijah continues to flourish as a large-scale work, often weighted down by sanctity. But Paul McCreesh here totally re-imagines it: the big choruses are transparent as well as massively impressive – with young Gabrieli voices and a Polish choir in the lead – and there is no danger of religiosity in the fresh-voiced solos of Rosemary Joshua, Sarah Connolly and...

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