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Arminius
Arminius is a patriotic oratorio by the German Romantic composer Max Bruch, completed in 1875. Its subject is Arminius, the Germanic leader who defeated Roman forces in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9. The work uses a large-scale choral and orchestral form to treat a historical Germanic subject, making it relevant to nineteenth-century musical interest in national history and identity.
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Elijah
Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah brings the biblical prophet's story into a dramatic concert work for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Composed in 1846 by the German composer, it draws chiefly on episodes from the Books of Kings. The confrontation with the prophets of Baal and Elijah's periods of isolation give the narrative both public conflict and inward uncertainty.
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