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

Total Playing Time: 01:42:25