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Elijah
Mendelssohn’s *Elijah* is a German oratorio based on the biblical story of the prophet Elijah. Composed in 1846, it showcases his Romantic style and significant choral writing. The work's dramatic narrative and powerful orchestration make it notable for its exploration of faith and doubt. It remains...
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The top alternative to Elijah in 2026 is St. Paul (Paulus) with a score of 8.2/10, followed by Job (Parry) (7.3) and Die erste Walpurgisnacht (7.0).
St. Paul (Paulus)
"Paulus" (St. Paul) is a sacred oratorio composed by Felix Mendelssohn, premiering in Düsseldorf in 1836. The work narra...
Job (Parry)
Job is an English oratorio by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, completed for the 1892 Three Choirs Festival. It sets episo...
Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Die erste Walpurgisnacht is a secular cantata by Felix Mendelssohn, setting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ballad about a...
Die letzten Dinge (The Last Judgment)
Die letzten Dinge, also known in English as The Last Judgment, is an oratorio by the German composer Louis Spohr. Its te...
King Saul (Parry)
King Saul is a large-scale oratorio completed by the English composer Hubert Parry in 1894. It dramatizes the biblical s...
Marie-Madeleine
Marie-Madeleine is a sacred dramatic work by the French composer Jules Massenet, composed in 1873 and centered on the bi...
Moses (Bruch)
Moses is a biblical oratorio by Max Bruch, composed in 1895. It presents episodes from the life of Moses, the Hebrew pro...
Judith (Parry)
Judith is a biblical oratorio by Hubert Parry, composed for the Birmingham Festival in 1888. Its subject is Judith, the...
Eden (Stanford)
Eden is an oratorio by Charles Villiers Stanford, written in 1891 for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Its subject is th...
Le Déluge
Le Déluge is a biblical oratorio by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, composed in 1875. It retells the story of N...
Das verlorene Paradies (Rubinstein)
Das verlorene Paradies is an oratorio by the Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on John Milton's epic poem Paradis...
The Prodigal Son (Sullivan)
The Prodigal Son is a biblical oratorio by English composer Arthur Sullivan. Composed in 1869 for the Worcester Festival...
Moses (Rubinstein)
Moses is a biblical oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein. It treats the life and religious mission of Moses and...
The Rose of Sharon (Mackenzie)
The Rose of Sharon is a sacred oratorio by Scottish composer Alexander Mackenzie. Its text draws on imagery and passages...
Der Fall Babylons
Der Fall Babylons is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Louis Spohr, composed in 1840 and based on the biblical account of...
Eli
Eli is an English oratorio by Michael Costa, first performed in 1855. It adapts a biblical story concerning Eli, the hig...
Christophorus (Rheinberger)
Christophorus is an oratorio by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, a German composer associated with the late Romantic period. D...
The Three Holy Children (Stanford)
The Three Holy Children is an oratorio by Charles Villiers Stanford based on the Old Testament story of Shadrach, Meshac...
Christus (Mendelssohn)
Christus is an unfinished sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn. The composer intended it to portray episodes from the li...
Ruth (Cowen)
Biblical oratorio by British composer Frederic Cowen, based on the Old Testament Book of Ruth and composed as part of hi...
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