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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation

(sung in German)

Sally Matthews, Ian Bostridge & Dietrich Henschel

London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Haydn: The Creation
…Colin Davis's… response to the actual sound of the piece is beautifully managed throughout, with Haydn's sense of wonder coming vividly alive. The LSO is on unimpeachable form, with many thrilling...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20094 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation

(sung in German)

Sally Matthews, Ian Bostridge & Dietrich Henschel

London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

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…Colin Davis's… response to the actual sound of the piece is beautifully managed throughout, with Haydn's sense of wonder coming vividly alive. The LSO is on unimpeachable form, with many thrilling...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20094 out of 5 stars

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DSD recording, live at the Barbican October 2007 Stereo and multi-channel (5.1).

Sung in German. Text in German with English translation.

Many of Sir Colin Davis's recent releases on LSO Live have featured his favourite choral works, including Tippett's A Child of Our Time, Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's Messiah. The latest release in the series features Haydn's masterpiece The Creation, a work with which Sir Colin has a long association yet has never previously recorded. Sir Colin is joined by a sensational set of singers for his recording. Soprano Sally Matthews has sung on several of Sir Colin's previous LSO Live recordings and she is accompanied by Ian Bostridge and Dietrich Henschel. Having been inspired by Handel's oratorios whilst in London, Haydn set Die Schöpfung to a text originally intended for his predecessor.With bright orchestration and vivid imagery, Haydn's account of the world's creation confirmed that he too had mastered the art of musical dramatics and composed a work that is celebrated as one of the masterpieces of the classical era. Sir Colin's forthcoming LSO Live releases include Verdi's Requiem and Walton's Belshazzar's Feast.

CONCERT REVIEW:

"the work emerged in all its awesome glory" New York Times

Contents and tracklist

Haydn: The Creation
Work length1:42:47
2, Part I, No. 1, Einleitung: Die Vorstellung Des Chaos
Track length6:36
2, Part I, No. 2: Im Anfange Schuf Gott Himmel Und Erde
Track length3:16
2, Part I, No. 3: Nun Schwanden Vor Dem Heiligen Strahle
Track length3:55
2, Part I, No. 4: Und Gott Machte Das Firmament
Track length1:57
2, Part I, No. 5: Mit Staunen Sieht Das Wunderwerk
Track length2:01
2, Part I, No. 6: Und Gott Sprach: Es Sammle Sich Das Wasser
Track length0:47
2, Part I, No. 7: Rollend In Schaumenden Wellen
Track length3:23
2, Part I, No. 8: Und Gott Sprach: Es Bringe Die Erde Gras Hervor
Track length0:27
2, Part I, No. 9: Nun Beut Die Flur Das Frische Grun
Track length5:22
2, Part I, No. 10: Und Die Himmlischen Heerscharen
Track length0:10
2, Part I, No. 11: Stimmt an Die Saiten
Track length2:08
2, Part I, No. 12: Und Gott Sprach: Es Sei'n Lichter an Der Feste
Track length0:35
2, Part I, No. 13: In Vollem Glanze Steiget Jetzt
Track length2:52
2, Part I, No. 14: Die Himmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes
Track length4:07
2, Part II, No. 15: Und Gott Sprach: Es Bringe Das Wasser
Track length0:25
2, Part II, No. 16: Auf Starkem Fittiche Schwinget Sich
Track length6:51
2, Part II, No. 17: Und Gott Schuf Grosse Walfische
Track length1:57
2, Part II, No. 18: Und Die Engel Ruhrten Ihr' Unsterblichen Harfen
Track length0:28
2, Part II, No. 19: In Holder Anmut Stehn, Mit Jungem Grun
Track length4:33
2, Part II, No. 20: Der Herr Ist Gross In Seiner Macht
Track length2:13
2, Part II, No. 21: Und Gott Sprach: Es Bringe Die Erde Hervor
Track length0:23
2, Part II, No. 22: Gleich Offnet Sich Der Erde Schoss
Track length3:25
2, Part II, No. 23: Nun Scheint In Vollem Glanze Der Himmel
Track length3:00
2, Part II, No. 24: Und Gott Schuf Den Menschen
Track length0:38
2, Part II, No. 25: Mit Wurd' Und Hoheit Angetan
Track length3:46
2, Part II, No. 26: Und Gott Sah Jedes Ding
Track length0:26
2, Part II, No. 29: Vollendet Ist Das Grosse Werk
Track length1:19
2, Part II, No. 28: Zu Dir, O Herr, Blickt Alles Auf
Track length3:52
2, Part II, No. 29: Vollendet Ist Das Grosse Werk
Track length2:56
2, Part III, No. 30: Aus Rosenwolken Bricht
Track length4:36
2, Part III, No. 31: Von Deiner Gut', O Herr Und Gott
Track length10:07
2, Part III, No. 32: Nun Ist Die Erste Pflicht Erfullt
Track length2:24
2, Part III, No. 33: Holde Gattin, Dir Zur Seite
Track length7:51
2, Part III, No. 34: O Glucklich Paar, Und Glucklich Immerfort
Track length0:33
2, Part III, No. 35: Singt Dem Herrn Alle Stimmen
Track length3:28

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Awards and reviews

August 2009

…Colin Davis's… response to the actual sound of the piece is beautifully managed throughout, with Haydn's sense of wonder coming vividly alive. The LSO is on unimpeachable form, with many thrilling individual touches, and overall there's as much colour and drama in their playing as in any of the modern instrument versions. Of the soloists, the finest is Dietrich Henschel, whose measured and humane performance is certainly advantaged by the text being sung in German on this occasion...
4 out of 5 stars

From first to last this recording has a definitive quality about it...[Davis's] whole approach is filled with life and energy: this reading is about the youthful sparks of earthly creation...That spirit, albeit refined and given focus by Davis's consummate artistry, pervades just about every bar and inspires all involved

September 2009

…Davis… combines an intense feeling for colour and atmosphere with a marvellous breadth and inevitability of phrase. …the choir sings with sensitivity and full-throated enthusiasm; and Davis ensures that each of the choruses that close the three parts builds thrillingly to an incandescent climax. ...Dietrich Henschel is a fiery and imaginative Raphael and an ardent Adam... Sally Matthews, with a darker, creamier voice than most sopranos in this work, makes a sensuous Eve... I shall certainly return to this new recording: for much of the solo work, for the glorious playing of the LSO and, above all, for Davis's wise, joyous direction.

21st June 2009

What is offered here is an unapologetically opulent-sounding large-scale performance.
3 out of 5 stars

1st July 2009

What comes over particularly well here are the features that startled and delighted contemporaries – the harmonically daring representation of Chaos at the beginning and the vivid depiction of lions, stags, birds and crawling worms in Part 2. Sally Matthews and Ian Bostridge are compelling soloists.
4 out of 5 stars

Audiophile Audition

I cannot think of a better version done with traditional forces in many, many years...The singing is superb, the soloists all the more so...This is one of the best releases to date, with lovely surround sounds adding much to the presentation...This is a truly a wonderful achievement.
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