Joseph Haydn - Gabrieli Consort & Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh - The Creation

Tracklist

- Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Oratorio, H. 21/2

- Part One

- The First Day

1-1 - Introduction: The Representation Of Chaos (6:19)

1-2 - Recitative And Chorus : "In The Beginning God Created The Heaven And The Earth" (3:11)

1-3 - Aria And Chorus : "Now Vanish Befor The Holy Beams" (4:07)

- The Second Day

1-4 - Recitative : "And God Made The Firmament" (2:02)

1-5 - Solo With Chorus : "The Glorious Heav'nly Hierarchy" (2:16)

- The Third Day

1-6 - Recitative : "And God Said : Let The Waters .." (0:39)

1-7 - Aria : "Rolling In Foaming Billows" (4:10)

1-8 - Recitative : "And God Said: Let The Earth Bring Forth Grass" (0:30)

1-9 - Aria : "With Verdure Clad The Fields Appear" (5:12)

1-10 - Recitative : "And The Heavenly Host The Third Day Proclaimed" (0:11)

1-11 - Chorus: "Awake The Harp, The Lyre Awake" (2:10)

- The Forth Day

1-12 - Recitative : "And God Said : Let There Be Light.. " (0:40)

1-13 - Recitative : "In Brightest Splendour Rises Now The Sun" (3:06)

1-14 - Chorus And Trio : "The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God" (4:09)

- Part Two

- The Fifth Day

1-15 - Recitative : "And God Said : Let The Waters Bring .." (0:31)

1-16 - Aria : "On Mighty Pens Uplifted Soars The Eagle" (8:10)

1-17 - Recitative : "And God Created Great Whales" (2:38)

1-18 - Recitative : "And The Angels Struck Their Immortal Harps" (0:18)

1-19 - Trio And Chorus : "Most Beautiful Appear, With Verdure Young Adorn'd" (6:53)

- The Sixth Day

1-20 - Recitative : "And God Said : Let The Earth Forth The Living Creature" (0:24)

1-21 - Recitative : "Straight Opening Her Fertile Womb" (3:27)

1-22 - Aria : "Now Heaven In Fullest Glory Shines" (3:38)

1-23 - Recitative : "And God Created Man" (0:49)

1-24 - Aria : "In Native Worth And Honour Clad" (3:54)

1-25 - Recitative : "And God Saw Everything That He Had Made" (0:21)

1-26 - Chorus And Trio (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael): "Achieved Is The Glorious Work" (9:43)

- Part Three

2-1 - Recitative : "In Rosy Mantle Now Appears" (4:22)

2-2 - Duet With Chorus : "By Thee With Bliss, O Bounteos Lord" (10:32)

2-3 - Recitative : "Our Duty Have We Now Perform'd" (2:16)

2-4 - Duet : "Graceful Consort!" (8:03)

2-5 - Recitative : "O Happy Pair" (0:33)

2-6 - Chorus: "Praise The Lord, Uplift Your Voices" (3:43)

Companies

Record Company - Universal Music

Phonographic Copyright (p) - Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Made By - EDC, Germany

Made By - EDC, Germany

Recorded At - Watford Colosseum

Credits

Baritone Vocals - Peter Harvey

Bass Vocals - Neal Davies

Choir - Chetham's Chamber Choir

Composed By - Joseph Haydn

Conductor, Liner Notes - Paul McCreesh

Contralto Vocals - Ruth Massey

Engineer - Jonathan Stokes

Executive-Producer - Christopher Alder

Executive-Producer - Marita Prohmann

Liner Notes - David Wyn Jones

Orchestra - Gabrieli Consort

Orchestra - Gabrieli Players

Soprano Vocals - Miah Persson

Soprano Vocals - Sandrine Piau

Tenor Vocals - Mark Padmore

Notes

Ⓟ 2008 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Made in the E.U.

Barcode and other identifiers

Barcode: 028947773610

Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26

Mould SID Code: IFPI 0145

Matrix / Runout: 00289 477 7362

Matrix / Runout: 00289 477 7363

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Matrix / Runout: 477 736-3 01 ❋ 52036851 C

Matrix / Runout: MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC B

Matrix / Runout: Made in Germany by EDC C

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Label Code: LC 0113

Other: D.P.

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