The Creation (Gabrieli Consort and Players feat. conductor: Paul McCreesh)

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Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
1 The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos 6:19
2 The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Recitative "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Raphael, Uriel) - Chorus "And the spirit of God" 3:11
3 The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage" 4:07
4 The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael) 2:02
5 The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel) 2:16
6 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael) 0:39
7 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael) 4:10
8 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel) 0:30
9 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel) 5:12
10 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel) 0:11
11 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake" 2:10
12 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel) 0:40
13 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel) 3:06
14 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) 4:14
15 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel) 0:31
16 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel) 8:10
17 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael) 2:38
18 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael) 0:18
19 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Trio "Most beautiful appear, with verdure young adorn'd" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) - Chorus "The Lord is great" 6:53
20 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael) 0:24
21 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael) 3:27
22 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael) 3:38
23 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel) 0:49
24 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel) 3:54
25 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael) 0:21
26 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) 9:43
  CD 2
1 The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel) 4:22
2 The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam) 10:32
3 The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve) 2:16
4 The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve) 8:03
5 The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel) 0:33
6 The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices" 3:43

Relationships

choir vocals: Chetham's Chamber Choir
chorus master: Martin Bussey
conductor: Paul McCreesh
orchestra: Gabrieli Consort & Players
ASIN: UK: B000YA536M [info]