Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung)

This page lists all recordings of The Creation (Die Schöpfung), by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Haydn: The Creation

Live Recording

Christiane Oelze (soprano), Scot Weir (tenor) & Peter Lika (bass)

RIAS Kammerchor & The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Sir Roger Norrington

The Creation (1798) and The Seasons (1801) are two works of unique artistic excellence. In them Haydn combined the theatrical gestures of Handel's oratorios with elements of his own symphonic style.

Both The Creation and The Seasons represent the fulfilment of a long-held aspiration – to write music for all people, not just the aristocracy. Few other musical works have attained so much popularity by virtue of their images of nature and emotions. The two oratorios crown the Classical period and at the same provide previews of the Romantic period.

Profil Medien - PH07074

(CD - 2 discs)

$21.49

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Haydn: The Creation

Kupper, Traxel, Greindl & Berry

Kölner Rundfunk Orchester & Choir Cologne, Joseph Keilberth

Live performance recorded on 21st December 1957

Andromeda - ANDRCD9037

(CD - 2 discs)

$11.49

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Chorus: "Awake The Harp, The Lyre Awake"
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Haydn: The Creation

Sung in English

Ruth Massey, Paul Harvey, Mark Padmore, Miah Persson, Neal Davies & Sandrine Piau

Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players & Chetham's Chamber Choir, Paul McCreesh

“The sheer magnificence of the choruses that provide the oratorio's structural pillars has rarely been so effectively realised on disc. McCreesh also has an exceptional set of soloists. The results are exceptional; overtaking even John Eliot Gardiner's striking version on the same label.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 *****

“While yielding to none in joyous exhilaration, McCreesh gives full value to the mystery and awe of creation. Unlike most period practitioners, he often favours broad tempos, whether in a wonderfully creepy evocation of the primeval slime in "Chaos" or the most majestic of sunrises... If you want a Creation in English, this new version - sonically thrilling, marvellously sung and characterised - sweeps the field.” The Telegraph, March 2008

“In all the choruses McCreesh's pacing - eager but never hectic - and rhythmic energy are wonderfully inspiriting. He is acutely responsive, too, to the work's mystery and awe… The less consistently cast Rattle recording sometimes generates more fun. but for a Creation in English, this new version - exhilarating, poetic and marvellously sung - becomes the prime recommendation.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008

Gramophone Awards 2008