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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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CarlisleHaydn's Creation

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Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Carolyn Sampson; Maximilian Schmitt; William Thomas; Timothy Burke

GatesheadHaydn's Creation

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Carolyn Sampson; Maximilian Schmitt; William Thomas; Timothy Burke

LondonThe Creation

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Haydn: The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Václav Luks; Samantha Clarke; Nick Pritchard; Krešimir Stražanac; Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
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From chaos to joy: Haydn’s The Creation in Birmingham

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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

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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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Wonders ev’ry where: Ádám Fischer enchants with Haydn's Creation

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A sense of marvel and joy permeates this New Year's Day performance of Haydn's oratorio at Müpa, Budapest. 
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