Mendelssohn was interested in the work and made several recommendations to Hiller which the latter enthusiastically accepted .
He sent a draft of the oratorio to his friend Felix Mendelssohn in the summer of 1839 .
Felix Mendelssohn was interested in the work and made several recommendations to Hiller which the latter enthusiastically accepted .
He sent a draft of the oratorio to his friend Felix Mendelssohn in the summer of 1839 .