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

~ Release by Joseph Haydn (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Cast:

Gabriel: Sandrine Piau
Uriel: Mark Padmore
Raphael: Neal Davies
Adam: Peter Harvey
Eve: Miah Persson

Chetham's Chamber Choir

Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh

Recording: Watford Colosseum 10/2006

The edition used for this performance is based on that of A. Peter Brown (OUP, 1991) with alterations to the verbal text, the solo/tutti divisions and recitatives by Paul McCreesh

For cast and recording data see disc 1.

Annotation last modified on 2010-01-04 20:31 UTC.

Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
11 The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos 6:19
22 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
33 The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage" 4:07
44 The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael) 2:02
55 The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel) 2:16
66 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael) 0:39
77 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael) 4:10
88 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel) 0:30
99 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel) 5:12
1010 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel) 0:11
1111 The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake" 2:10
1212 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel) 0:40
1313 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel) 3:06
1414 The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) 4:14
1515 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel) 0:31
1616 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel) 8:10
1717 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael) 2:38
1818 The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael) 0:18
1919 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
2020 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael) 0:24
2121 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael) 3:27
2222 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael) 3:38
2323 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel) 0:49
2424 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel) 3:54
2525 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael) 0:21
2626 The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) 9:43
  CD 2
11 The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel) 4:22
22 The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam) 10:32
33 The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve) 2:16
44 The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve) 8:03
55 The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel) 0:33
66 The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices" 3:43

Relationships

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