The Creation
Album by Joseph Haydn; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Released 4 January 2008
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of ChaosJoseph Haydn6:19
- 2The 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 Haydn3:11
- 3The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage"Joseph Haydn4:07
- 4The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn2:02
- 5The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel)Joseph Haydn2:16
- 6The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn0:39
- 7The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn4:10
- 8The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel)Joseph Haydn0:30
- 9The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel)Joseph Haydn5:12
- 10The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn0:11
- 11The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake"Joseph Haydn2:10
- 12The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn0:40
- 13The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn3:06
- 14The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)Joseph Haydn4:08
- 15The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel)Joseph Haydn0:31
- 16The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel)Joseph Haydn8:10
- 17The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn2:38
- 18The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn0:18
- 19The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Trio "Most beautiful appear, with verdure young adorn'd" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) - Chorus "The Lord is great"Joseph Haydn6:53
- 20The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn0:24
- 21The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn3:27
- 22The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn3:38
- 23The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn0:49
- 24The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn3:54
- 25The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael)Joseph Haydn0:21
- 26The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)Joseph Haydn9:43
- CD 2
- 1The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn4:22
- 2The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam)Joseph Haydn10:31
- 3The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve)Joseph Haydn2:16
- 4The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve)Joseph Haydn8:03
- 5The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel)Joseph Haydn0:33
- 6The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices"Joseph Haydn3:43
More by Joseph Haydn, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Release credits
- choir vocals [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.11, 1.14, 1.19, 1.26, 2.2, 2.6]
- executive
- liner notes
- translator
- booklet editor
- art direction
- performing orchestra
- editor
- editor
- recording
- executive
- tenor vocals [2.1, 2.5, 1.2-3, 1.10, 1.12-14, 1.19, 1.23-24, 1.26]
- soprano vocals [2-4]
- bass vocals [2, 4, 6-7, 14, 17-22, 25-26]
- balance
- producer
- liner notes, conductor
- bass vocals [2-4]
- translator
- contralto vocals [6], solo [6]
- soprano vocals [5, 8-9, 14-16, 19, 26]
Issues
T2x CD4 January 2008





