Elijah (oratorio) Elijah (oratorio) Elijah (), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn. It premiered in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival. It depicts events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Old Testament. This piece was composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn's Baroque predecessors Bach and Handel, whose music he loved. In 1829 Mendelssohn had organized the first performance of Bach's "St Matthew Passion" since the composer's death and was instrumental in bringing this and other Bach works to widespread popularity. By contrast, Handel's oratorios
Paul Bernard (composer) Paul Bernard (composer) Paul Bernard (1827–1879) was a French composer. His best remembered work is the song "Ça fait peur aux oiseaux" from the operetta "Bredouille", to a libretto by Galoppe d'Onquaire (1805-1867). Songs composed my Paul Bernard: A Air danois, Op.89 L'amour captif B Badinage, Op.27 La ballade du page, Op.47 Ballade, Op.110 Barcarolle et chanson de 'Fortunio', Op.61 C Ça fait peur aux oiseaux, Op.108 Capriccio, Op.104 La carriole La chanson du puits Le chant des feuilles, Op.35 Charmant caprice Consolation, Op.66 D Le départ des conscrits, Op.36 E Les elfes, Op.25 Essais pour le piano 3 Etudes