Andreas Spering - Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation) [2005 SACD]

Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Haydn's greatest and most ambitious work, is a vivid depiction of the seven days of creation as retold in the Bible, with some poetic reinforcement from Milton. Highlights of this irrepressibly life-affirming and melodious work, include the astonishing Representation of Chaos, remarkable in the context of the time as well as continuing to sound modern even today, and the dazzling Handel-inspired Die Himmel erzählen (The Heavens are telling the glory of God), one of the great all-time choruses.


Tracks:

CD 1
01-14 Part One
15-19 Part Two

CD 2
01-07 Part One
08-13 Part Two

Personnel:

Sunhae Im (soprano)
Jan Kobow (tenor)
Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone)
Christine Wehler (alto)
Cologne Vocal Ensemble
Max Ciolek (choirmaster)
Capella Augustina
Andreas Spering (conductor)