[Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. (1809–1847)] Handel, George Frederic. (1685–1759) Israel in Egypt, an Oratorio Composed in The Year 1738. EDITED BY MENDELSSOHN.

[Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. (1809–1847)] Handel, George Frederic. (1685–1759)

Israel in Egypt, an Oratorio Composed in The Year 1738. EDITED BY MENDELSSOHN.

London: Printed for the Members of The Handel Society by Cramer, Beale & Co.. 1845. Large folio. 393 pp. Lithographed (Handel Society Council page, Preface, Contents) and engraved (half title, title, notice from Editor, music). Black cloth boards, red leather spine chipped and breaking at extremeties, internally clean throughout, generally fine.

Edited by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and with a preface by him. Mendelssohn first conducted the work in October 1833 in Düsseldorf, later in Leipzig in 1836 and again at the Lower Rhine Music Festival in 1842, finally in Berlin in 1844. In 1845 his edition of the work was published as part of a planned complete Handel edition by the London Handel Society. (8489)

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