Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1992-10-27
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Part 1. No. 1. Introduction. The Representation of Chaos
- Part 1. No. 2. Recitative. In the beginning / Chorus. In the spirit
- Part 1. No. 3. Aria with Chorus. Now vanished by the holy beams
- Part 1. No. 4. Recitative. And God made the firmament
- Part 1. No. 5. Chorus with Solo. What wonder doth his work reveal
- Part 1. No. 6. Recitative. And God said: Let the waters
- Part 1. No. 7. Aria. Rolling in foaming billows
- Part 1. No. 8. Recitative. And God said: Let all the earth bring forth grass
- Part 1. No. 9. Aria. Now robed in cool refreshing green
- Part 1. No. 10. Recitative. And the heavenly host
- Part 1. No. 11. Chorus. Awake the harp
- Part 1. No. 12. Recitative. And God said: Let there be lights
- Part 1. No. 13. Recitative. In shining splendor
- Part 1. No. 14. Chorus with Trio. The heavens are telling
- Part 2. No. 15. Recitative. And God said: Let the waters bring forth
- Part 2. No. 16. Aria. On mighty wings
- Part 2. No. 17. Recitative. And God created great whales
- Part 2. No. 18. Recitative. And the angels struck
- Part 2. No. 19. Trio. In fairest raiment / Chorus with Trio. The Lord is great
- Part 2. No. 20. Recitative. And God said: Let earth bring forth
- Part 2. No. 21. Recitative. Straight opening her fertile womb
- Part 2. No. 22. Aria. Now shines the brightest glory
- Part 2. No. 23. Recitative. And God created Man
- Part 2. No. 24. Aria. In native worth
- Part 2. No. 25. Recitative. And God saw everything
- Part 2. No. 26. Chorus. Fulfilled at last the glorious work / Trio. From thee, O Lord / Chorus. Ful
- Part 3. No. 27. Recitative. In rosy mantle
- Part 3. No. 28. Hymn. By thee with grace
- Part 3. No. 30. Duet. Sweet companion!
- Part 3. No. 31. Recitative. O happy pair
- Part 3. No. 32. Chorus with Soloists. Sing to God
Music reviews of Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
Music Review: Best recording of this oratorio
Rating: 5 Stars
This oratorio is excellent. From a musical viewpoint, the orchestration, vocal work, and overall technics of this work are superbly done. In the spiritual sense, this oratorio manages to get the real feel of the Creation. You can see God's awesome works being performed before your eyes. When the final chorus is sung you leave with a greater sense of God and power.
One piece that is very well sung and is particularly uplifting is the hymn of thanks and praise to God which Adam and Eve sing. One thing I like about this work is that the fall of man into sin is not included. The Creation is the Creation, and we don't have to think of sin being in the world.
The soloists are some of the finest in the world, and robert Shaw is at his best with another superb recording.
I rate this five stars!
Description of Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
Robert Shaw is so dependable a guide to the masterpieces of the choral repertory that it's safe to say you can't go wrong in turning to him for Haydn's greatest work for voices. That's true even in a field crowded with solid alternatives geared to differing tastes. So if you want Haydn's original German text ("Die Sch?pfung"), there are excellent performances by von Karajan on DG and W?ldike on Vanguard; for the same, with an extra dash of exuberance, there's Solti on London. If only original instruments will suffice, try Gardiner on Archiv. But for a Creation in English (using Shaw's own superior translation), Shaw rules the roost. It's also the best-recorded version; when the big choruses let loose, this is an audiophile's delight. The soloists are never less than adequate, though no match for von Karajan's starry cast. Shaw's interpretation hews the fine line between drama and lyricism; his middle-of-the road stance lets the music speak eloquently for itself. Even if you have a German-language version, this set will give joy and insights. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( H ) > Haydn, Franz Joseph
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( A ) > Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > General
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Modern
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Divas > Upshaw, Dawn
- Oratorios
- Vocal Non-Opera > Oratorios
- Haydn, Franz Joseph - Works by Franz Joseph Haydn
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