Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70

The German music journal Fono Forum said of Rilling’s Elias, “Helmuth Rilling realizes the stylistic span of the choirs from an ascetic a cappella to an impressionistic coloration, an almost Brahmsian Sentiment, and even up to a dramatic intensity. The orchestra is their equal. High-caliber soloists are thoroughly convincing.”