Haydn: The Creation

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BR Klassik
Release Date
February 14, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Joseph Haydn
    • PERFORMER
      Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Christian Gerhaher, Benjamin Bruns, Lucy C
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Part I: Overture - Die Vorstellung des Chaos (The Representation of Chaos)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    2. Part I: Im Anfang schuf Gott (In the beginning God created) (Raphael, Uriel, Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher, Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    3. Part I: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle (Now vanish before the holy beams) (Uriel, Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    4. Part I: Und Gott machte das Firmament (And God made the firmament) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    5. Part I: Chorus: Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk (The marvelous work beholds amazed) (Gabriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    6. Part I: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser (And God said: Let the waters under the heaven) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    7. Part I: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen (Rolling in foaming billows) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    8. Part I: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor (And God said: Let all the earth bring forth grass) (Gabriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    9. Part I: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün (With verdure clad the fields appear) (Gabriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    10. Part I: Und die himmlischen Heerscharen (And the heavenly host proclaimed the third day) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    11. Part I: Stimmt an die Saiten (Awake the harp) (Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    12. Part I: Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste des Himmels (And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    13. Part I: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne (In splendour bright is rising now the sun) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    14. Part I: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling the glory of God) (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Bruns, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    15. Part II: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor (And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly) (Gabriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    16. Part II: Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz (On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle aloft) (Gabriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    17. Part II: Und Gott schuf große Walfische (And God created great whales) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    18. Part II: Und die Engel rührten ihre unsterblichten Harfen (And the angels struck their immortal harps) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    19. Part II: In holder Anmut stehn - Der Herr ist gross (Most beautiful appear - The Lord is great) (Trio, Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Bruns, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    20. Part II: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebende Geschöpfe (And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    21. Part II: Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß (Straight opening her fertile womb) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    22. Part II: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel (Now heav'n in fullest glory shone) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    23. Part II: Und Gott schuf den Menschen nach seinem Ebenbilde (And God created man in his own image) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    24. Part II: Mit Würd'und Hoheit angetan (In native worth and honour clad) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    25. Part II: Und Gott sah jedes Ding, was er gemacht hatte (And God saw ev'rything that he had made) (Raphael)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    26. Part II: Vollendet ist das grosse Werk (Chorus) - Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf (Trio) - Vollendet ist das grosse Werk

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Bruns, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    27. Part III: Aus Rosenwolken (In rosy mantle appears) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    28. Part III: Von deiner Güt o Herr und Gott (By thee with bliss, O bounteous Lord) (Eve and Adam, Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    29. Part III: Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt (Our duty we performed now) (Adam and Eve)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    30. Part III: Holde Gattin! (Graceful consort!) (Adam and Eve)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Lucy Crowe, Christian Gerhaher

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    31. Part III: O glücklich Paar (O happy pair) (Uriel)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Benjamin Bruns

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

    32. Part III: Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen (Sing the Lord, ye voices all!) (Chorus)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle


Joseph Haydn's The Creation - a musical masterpiece that was celebrated from the very beginning. For Simon Rattle there is no question that Haydn's Creation contains everything. The whole world. It looks both towards the past and far into the future of everything music can be. It is balance and revolution at the same time - a true work of the Enlightenment. "Magnificent choruses, graceful melodies, the finest polyphony, all firmly anchored in an optimistic view of humanity - anyone who doesn't automatically feel better after hearing it really needs help, " says Simon Rattle with a wink. "The Creation is healthy in a very honest way, " he adds. But health also includes a good dose of humour, and Haydn provides it, even in a setting as sacred as the Creation story. At the same time, a work radiating light also casts a few shadows on our own present. What has remained of the spirit of the Enlightenment? And what have we done with "this world, so great, so wonderful"? To mark his inauguration as Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle chose Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation. After two concerts on September 21 and 22, 2023 in Munich's Herkulessaal, the work was performed on September 24 in the historic basilica of Ottobeuren in Upper Swabia, together with the three outstanding soloists Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Bruns and Christian Gerhaher. The Munich recording of the inaugural concerts is now being released on 2 CDs by BR-KLASSIK. With this late work, Joseph Haydn celebrated his greatest triumph: The acclaim he received for his oratorio The Creation placed all his previous successes firmly in the shade. He was already very famous as a symphonic composer, his string quartets had won him the adoration of countless nobles and amateur musicians, and his late masses had secured the unwavering approval of his Esterhazy prince. However, at it's first performance in 1798, "The Creation" caught the spirit of the age - and continues to do so today. The work unites Haydn's orchestral finesse with powerful choruses, combining the vivid account of the creation story with subtle musical interpretation and making it a musical manifesto, as it were, of the Age of Enlightenment. In this regard, the oratorio has enjoyed an unbroken performance tradition, and continues to pose a challenge to every world-class ensemble today. In 1946, one year after the end of the war, Haydn's masterpiece was the first oratorio ever to be performed in the basilica in Ottobeuren - at that time still in the organ loft. The 1986 performance by the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein remains legendary to this day.