The Apostles, op. 49
Oratorio
The Apostles, Op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on 14 October 1903 at the Birmingham Music Festival.
Movements
- Prologue
- Part I: I. The Calling of the Apostles: Andante "And it came to pass in those days"
- Part I: I. The Calling of the Apostles: In the mountain, — Night
- Part I: I. The Calling of the Apostles: The Dawn
- Part I: I. The Calling of the Apostles: Morning Psalm (within the Temple)
- Part I: I. The Calling of the Apostles: Chorus. "The Lord hath chosen them"
- Part I: II. By the Wayside
- Part I: III. By the Sea of Galilee: Moderato. "And straightway Jesus constraind his disciples"
- Part I: III. By the Sea of Galilee: In the Tower of Magdala
- Part I: III. By the Sea of Galilee: Fantasy
- Part I: III. By the Sea of Galilee: In Cæsarea Philippi
- Part II: Introduction
- Part II: IV. The Betrayal: Andante. "And it came to pass"
- Part II: IV. The Betrayal: The Temple
- Part II: IV. The Betrayal: Without the Temple
- Part II: V. Golgotha
- Part II: VI. At the Sepulchre
- Part II: VII. The Ascension: Moderato. "We trusted that it had been He"
- Part II: VII. The Ascension: In Heaven / On Earth

