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ABOUT THE CONCERT
The story goes that Haydn, seeking to rival the success of Handel’s Messiah, was handed a Bible and advised to begin at the beginning. He did, and created his magnificent oratorio, The Creation (it was also the first bilingual choral work, composed simultaneously in German and English).
From its amazing Representation of Chaos to the divine bliss of the conclusion (this is Adam and Eve before the Fall), The Creation is a masterpiece, and it created such a buzz at its premiere in 1798 that performances sold out and police were hired for crowd control.
Listeners were unanimous – they had never experienced anything like it. Nor will you. This program marks the Australian conducting debut of Martin Haselböck, one of the most stylish and insightful interpreters of the Classical style, and Haydn’s angels and mortals will be sung by an international cast, including Australia’s own Steve Davislim.
HAYDN The Creation (sung in English)
Martin Haselböck conductor
Sara Macliver soprano (Gabriel, Eve)*
Steve Davislim tenor (Uriel)
Florian Boesch baritone (Raphael, Adam)
Cantillation chorus
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Pre-concert talk by Tony Cane in the Northern Foyer, 45 minutes before each performance.
SAMPLE AND BUY MUSIC
iTunes iMix - Listen to samples or buy complete tracks from the Paul McCreesh recording of The Creation. (This link will open iTunes on your computer.)
BigPond MixTape - Listen to samples or buy complete tracks from the Simon Rattle recording of The Creation. (This link will take you to the BigPondMusic website. Click on the Album title in the track listing to see the complete album.)
AUDIO PLAYER LISTING
Track 1 – HAYDN The Creation: The heavens are telling
Track 2 – HAYDN The Creation: With verdure clad
(Soprano soloist: Sandrine Piau)
Track 3 – HAYDN The Creation: The earth teems with creatures numberless
(Bass soloist: Neal Davies)
Track 4 – HAYDN The Creation: Introduction to Part III (In rosy mantle)
All tracks: Gabrieli Consort and Players conducted by Paul McCreesh
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Audio kindly supplied by Universal Music.
Currently available from iTunes.
* Please note, Joan Rodgers has had to withdraw from this concert.