The Creation Hob.XXI/2 (English edition by Nicholas Temperley) - Oratorio
Compositor: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Obra escrita entre 1796 y 1798
Part I
The Representation of Chaos
I. In the beginning (Raphael, chorus, Uriel)
II. Now vanish before the holy beams (Uriel, chorus)
III. And God made the firmament (Raphael)
IV. The marvellous work (Gabriel, chorus)
V. And God said, Let the water (Raphael)
VI. Rolling in foaming billows (Raphael)
VII. And God said, Let the earth (Gabriel)
VIII. With verdure clad (Gabriel)
IX. And the heavenly host (Uriel)
X. Awake the harp (chorus)
XI. And God said, Let there be lights (Uriel)
XII. In splendour bright (Uriel)
XIII. The heavens are telling (chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
XIV. And God said, Let the waters (Gabriel)
Part II
XV. On mighty pens uplifted (Gabriel)
XVI. And God created great whales (Raphael)
XVII. And the angels (Raphael)
XVIII. Most beautiful appear (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
XIX. The Lord is great (chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
XX. And God said, let the earth (Raphael)
XXI. Straight opening her fertile womb (Raphael)
XXII. Now heaven in fullest glory shone (Raphael)
XXIII. So God created Man (Uriel)
XXIV. In native worth (Uriel)
XXV. And God saw everything (Raphael)
XXVI. Achieved is the glorious work (chorus)
XXVII. On thee each living soul (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
XXVIII. Achieved is the glorious work (chorus)
Part III
XXIX. In rosy mantle appears (Uriel)
XXX. By thee with bliss (Adam, Eve, chorus)
Of stars the fairest (Adam, Eve, chorus)
Hail! bounteous Lord! (chorus)
XXXI. Our duty we have now performed (Adam)
XXII. Graceful consort (Adam, Eve)
The dew-dropping morn (Adam, Eve)
XXXIII. O happy pair! (Uriel)
XXXIV. Sing the Lord (chorus and soloists)

Austrian-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonic
Adam Fischer dirección
Thomas Quasthoff bajo-barítono
Annette Dasch soprano
Christoph Strehl tenor

Wiener Kammerchor

Henning Kasten dirección de filmación

Extensión: 108 minutos

Fecha de edición: 15 de noviembre de 2009