Haydn: The Creation; Missa in tempore belli
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Performer: John Shirley-QuirkPerformer: Keith Harvey
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor: David Willcocks
Performer: James Lancelot
Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Performer: Andrew Davis
Performer: Heather Harper
Performer: Alexander Young
Performer: Robert Tear
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Part 1. No. 1. The Representation of Chaos
- Part 1. No. 2. In the beginning
- Part 1. No. 3. Now vanish before the holy beams
- Part 1. No. 4. And God made the firmament
- Part 1. No. 5. The marv'llous work behold amazed
- Part 1. No. 6. And God said, Let the waters
- Part 1. No. 7. Rolling in foaming billows
- Part 1. No. 8. And God said, Let the earth
- Part 1. No. 9. With verdure clad
- Part 1. No. 10. And the heavenly host
- Part 1. No. 11. Awake the harp
- Part 1. No. 12. And God said, Let there be lights
- Part 1. No. 13. In splendour bright
- Part 1. No. 14. The heavens are telling
- Part 2. No. 15. And God said, Let the waters
- Part 2. No. 16. On mighty pens uplifted
- Part 2. No. 17. And God created great whales
- Part 2. No. 18. And the angels
- Part 2. No. 19. Most beautiful appear
- Part 2. No. 20. The Lord is great
- Part 2. No. 21. And God said, Let the earth
- Part 2. No. 22. Straight opening her fertile womb
- Part 2. No. 23. Now heaven in fullest glory shone
- Part 2. No. 24. And God created Man
- Part 2. No. 25. In native worth
- Part 2. No. 26. And God saw everything
- Part 2. No. 27. Achieved is the glorious work
- Part 2. No. 27a. On thee each living soul awaits
- Part 2. No. 27b. Achieved is the glorious work
- Kyrie
- Gloria. Gloria in excelcis Deo
- Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi
- Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
- Credo. Credo in unum Deum
- Credo. Et incarnatus est
- Credo. Et resurrexit tertia die
- Credo. Et vitam venturi saeculi
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
- Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
Music reviews of Haydn: The Creation; Missa in tempore belli
Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars
A MOVING AND INSPIRATIONAL INTERPRETATION OF 'THE CREATION'.
More than any other composition that Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) wrote, this work reflects his very early beginnings, a small peasant village in Austria, where people sang folksongs for the pure joy of it, and where dancing on the green was a daily occurence.
With 'The Creation' we come to the culmination of Haydn's work. It was written to a text prepared by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, who reworked pre-existent material: a libretto orignally given to Handel that went unused. In 'The Creation' the choruses serve not only to reflect and praise the process of creation, but also to provide columns upon which the oratorio's architecture rests.
Interestingly enough the oratorio begins not with the expected Italian or French overture, but with a profoundly original instrumental movement, "The Representation of Chaos". A study in controlled disorder, this musical painting utilizes elements of strict counterpoint and harmonic instability together with improvisatory gestures. These,
combined with the minor mode, result in the perfect foil for the choral acclamation in the major, "And there was LIGHT!" AND THIS FACT brings me to one of the reasons I LOVE this performance. It is incredibly expressive, dramatically wonderful, perfectly sung, both soloists and chorus alike, and accompanied with the greatest skill by the Academy of St. Martin -in-the -Fields.
Everything about it speaks to the excellence of Sir David Willcocks, who directed the King's College Choir from 1957-1973.
And lest you be concerned because this is an English rendition, Haydn wrote the words so be sung in both German and English. I have it in German, but it's more relaxing to me to listen to it in English; just a personal response.
Papa Haydn accomplished permanent things during his lifetime. He clearly defined, as it was to be used from then on, the sonata form previously employed by C.P.E. Bach. He 'house-cleaned'the orchestra, pruning unnecessary instruments and elements. He made his string quartets the models for all. AND HE LAUGHED INTO HIS MUSIC HIS OWN BUBBLING JOY OF LIVING AND HIS LOVE FOR HIS FELLOW-MAN!
This recording of 'The Creation' was done in 1973; the other two selections by Haydn were recorded in 1966. Both choruses are very fine as is usual with every King's College Choir.
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