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Die Schöpfung The Creation
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Uniform Title
Schöpfung
Title
Die Schöpfung [sound recording] = The Creation / Haydn.
Published
London : London Symphony Orchestra, p2009.
Physical Description
2 sound discs (103 mins.) : digital, SACD ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Oratorio in 3 parts, premiered in 1799.
"The origins of the text are obscure ... it derives from two sources: the Bible (Genesis ... and the Psalms) and Milton's Paradise Lost"--Notes, p. 6. It was translated into German & revised by Swieten.
Compact disc (SACD/CD hybrid).
Program notes by Lindsay Kemp in English, French & German, & Swieten's German libretto with English translation inserted in container.
Recorded from the live performances of Oct. 6-7, 2007 at the Barbican, London.
Sung in German.
Variant and related titles
Creation
Format
Audio
Language
German
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2011
Series
LSO live
Performers
Sally Matthews, soprano ; Ian Bostridge, tenor ; Dietrich Henschel, baritone ; London Symphony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor.
Issue number
LSO0628 London Symphony Orchestra
Subjects
Also listed under
London Symphony Chorus.
London Symphony Orchestra.
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