Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos
    Joseph Haydn
    6:19
  • 2
    The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Recitative "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Raphael, Uriel) - Chorus "And the spirit of God"
    Joseph Haydn
    3:11
  • 3
    The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage"
    Joseph Haydn
    4:07
  • 4
    The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    2:02
  • 5
    The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    2:16
  • 6
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:39
  • 7
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    4:10
  • 8
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:30
  • 9
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    5:12
  • 10
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:11
  • 11
    The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake"
    Joseph Haydn
    2:10
  • 12
    The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:40
  • 13
    The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    3:06
  • 14
    The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    4:08
  • 15
    The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:31
  • 16
    The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    8:10
  • 17
    The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    2:38
  • 18
    The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:18
  • 19
    The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Trio "Most beautiful appear, with verdure young adorn'd" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) - Chorus "The Lord is great"
    Joseph Haydn
    6:53
  • 20
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:24
  • 21
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    3:27
  • 22
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    3:38
  • 23
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:49
  • 24
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    3:54
  • 25
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:21
  • 26
    The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
    Joseph Haydn
    9:43
  • CD 2
  • 1
    The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    4:22
  • 2
    The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam)
    Joseph Haydn
    10:31
  • 3
    The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve)
    Joseph Haydn
    2:16
  • 4
    The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve)
    Joseph Haydn
    8:03
  • 5
    The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel)
    Joseph Haydn
    0:33
  • 6
    The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices"
    Joseph Haydn
    3:43

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