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Work: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2

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ComposerHaydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
PeriodClassical
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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SofiaGustav Kuhn Presents

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Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn; Ania Vegry; Maria Radoeva; Ferdinand von Bothmer; Franz Hawlata

PooleHaydn's Creation

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Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; David Hill; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Anna Devin; Benjamin Hulett; Christopher Purves

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Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
BBC Concert Orchestra; Anna-Maria Helsing
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Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn’s Creation

Nick Pritchard, Václav Luks and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment © Mark Allan
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung.
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From chaos to joy: Haydn’s The Creation in Birmingham

Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © Jonathan Ferro
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO and Chorus weave Baroque and Romantic allusions into Haydn’s Classical masterpiece, in a superb, at times operatic, performance at Symphony Hall.
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Let there be lots of light: Haydn's The Creation with the LPO

Allan Clayton, Louise Alder, Michael Mofidian, Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra © London Philharmonic Orchestra
Take a fine orchestra and an equally fine chorus, together with three contrasting soloists, and for content the greatest story ever: all the ingredients to bring alive Haydn's The Creation.
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