Composer(s): Haydn, Franz Joseph
Conductor(s): Atzmon, Moshe
Label: BIS
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: BIS-CD-493-94
Barcode: 7318594934940
Release Date: 10/1990

HAYDN: Schöpfung (Die) (The Creation)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Swieten, Gottfried van - Lyricist
1 Part I, No. 1: Die Vorstellung des Chaos (The Representation of Chaos) (Raphael, Uriel, Chorus) 09:41
2 Part I, No. 2: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle (Now vanish before the holy beams) (Uriel, Chorus) 04:05
3 Part I, No. 3: Und Gott machte das Firmament (And God made the firmament) (Raphael) 01:58
4 Part I, No. 4: Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk (The marv'lous work beholds amaz'd) (Gabriel) 01:50
5 Part I, No. 5: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser (And God said: Let the waters under the heaven) (Raphael) 00:48
6 Part I, No. 6: Rollend in schaumenden Wellen (Rolling in foaming billows) (Raphael) 03:44
7 Part I, No. 7: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor (And God said: Let all the earth bring forth grass) (Gabriel) 00:37
8 Part I, No. 8: Nun beut dir Flur das frische Grun (With verdure clad the fields appear) (Gabriel) 04:51
9 Part I, No. 9: Und die himmlischen Heerscharen (And the Heav'nly host proclaimed the third day) (Uriel) 00:13
10 Part I, No. 10: Stimmt an die Saiten (Awake the harp) (Chorus) 02:01
11 Part I, No. 11: Und Gott sprach: Es seien Lichter an der Feste des Himmels (And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven) 00:42
12 Part I, No. 12: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne (In splendour bright is rising now the sun) (Uriel) 03:16
13 Part I, No. 13: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling the glory of God) (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Chorus) 03:55
Disc 2
1 Part II, No. 14: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fulle hervor (And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly) (Gabriel) 00:25
2 Part II, No. 15: Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz (On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle aloft) (Gabriel) 07:00
3 Part II, No. 16: Und Gott schuf grosse Walfische (And God created great whales) (Raphael) 02:22
4 Part II, No. 17: Und die Engel ruhrten ihre unsterblichen Harfen (And the angels struck their immortal harps) (Raphael) 00:26
5 Part II, No. 18: In holder Anmut stehn (Most beautiful appear) (Trio) 04:20
6 Part II, No. 19: Der Herr ist gross (The Lord is great) (Trio and Chorus) 02:11
7 Part II, No. 20: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebende Geschopfe (And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature) 00:31
8 Part II, No. 21: Gleich offnet sich der Erde Schoss (Straight opening her fertile womb) (Raphael) 03:24
9 Part II, No. 22: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel (Now heav'n in fullest glory shone) (Raphael) 03:29
10 Part II, No. 23: Und Gott schuf den Menschen nach seinem Ebenbilde (And God created man in his own image) (Uriel) 00:41
11 Part II, No. 24: Mit Wurd' und Hoheit angetan (In native worth and honour clad) (Uriel) 03:26
12 Part II, No. 25: Und Gott sah jedes Ding, was er gemacht hatte (And God saw ev'rything that he had made) (Raphael) 00:29
13 Part II, No. 26: Vollendet ist das grosse Werk (Chorus) 01:14
14 Part II, No. 27: Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf (Trio) 04:03
15 Part II, No. 28: Vollendet ist das grosse Werk (Chorus) 02:40
16 Part III, No. 29: Aus Rosenwolken (In rosy mantle appears) (Uriel) 04:33
17 Part III, No. 30: Von deiner Gut', o Herr und Gott (By thee with bliss, O bounteous Lord) (Eve and Adam, Chorus) 08:53
18 Part III, No. 31: Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfullt (Our duty we performed now) (Adam and Eve) 02:52
19 Part III, No. 32: Holde Gattin! (Graceful consort!) (Adam and Eve) 07:55
20 Part III, No. 33: O glucklich Paar (O happy pair) (Uriel) 00:30
21 Part III, No. 34: Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen (Sing the Lord, ye voices all!) 03:20

Total Playing Time: 01:42:25