The Creation
~ Release by Joseph Haydn; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (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.
Tracklist
| |CD 1 | ||||
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# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
1 | The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos
| Joseph Haydn | 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"
| Joseph Haydn | 3:11 | |
3 | The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage"
| Joseph Haydn | 4:07 | |
4 | The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 2:02 | |
5 | The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 2:16 | |
6 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:39 | |
7 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 4:10 | |
8 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:30 | |
9 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 5:12 | |
10 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:11 | |
11 | The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake"
| Joseph Haydn | 2:10 | |
12 | The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:40 | |
13 | The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 3:06 | |
14 | The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 4:08 | |
15 | The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:31 | |
16 | The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 8:10 | |
17 | The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 2:38 | |
18 | The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 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"
| Joseph Haydn | 6:53 | |
20 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:24 | |
21 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 3:27 | |
22 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 3:38 | |
23 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:49 | |
24 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 3:54 | |
25 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:21 | |
26 | The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
| Joseph Haydn | 9:43 |
CD 2 | ||||
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# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
1 | The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 4:22 | |
2 | The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam)
| Joseph Haydn | 10:32 | |
3 | The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve)
| Joseph Haydn | 2:16 | |
4 | The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve)
| Joseph Haydn | 8:03 | |
5 | The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel)
| Joseph Haydn | 0:33 | |
6 | The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices"
| Joseph Haydn | 3:43 |
Credits
Release
art direction: | Fred Münzmaier |
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liner notes: | David Wyn Jones (musicologist) Paul McCreesh (conductor) |
liner notes translator: | Dennis Collins (liner notes translator) Reinhard Lüthje (classical liner notes translator) |
executive producer: | Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) Marita Prohmann |
booklet editor: | Eva Zöllner (booklet editor) |
Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/6695607 [info] |
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ASIN: | DE: B000YA536M [info] |
discography entry: | http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/4777361 [info] https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/4777361 [info] |
Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002738599 [info] |
Release group
reviews: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hc25 [info] |
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