Haydn: La Création Du Monde

In 1800, France was passionate about Haydn's music. The Paris Opera decided to stage a French version of his oratorio La Création du Monde (The Creation of the World) in Paris, which had been completed two years earlier and premiered in Vienna. The first French performance of the work took place on December 24, 1800, a date that became historic because Bonaparte, First Consul and future Napoleon, decided to attend and narrowly escaped an explosion that killed 40 people and destroyed 15 houses. This French version has now been revived thanks to Julien Chauvin, who almost by chance came across the first edition (piano-vocal) of the French version of The Creation and who, with Le Concert de la Loge, the Choeur de Chambre de Namur, and leading vocal soloists (Julie Roset, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, and Nahuel Di Pierro), now presents the very first recording of it: “Haydn succeeds in developing an incredible palette; the orchestra is really there to personify and colour the verses,” says the conductor.

Disc 1
1: La Représentation Du Monde
2: Dieu Tira Du Néant Et Le Ciel Et La Terre
3: L'ombre Pâlit, Se Dissipe Et S'efface
4: L'azur D'un Voile Radieux
5: Surprise D'un Pouvoir Si Grand
6: Dieu Pressa, D'un Bras Impérieux
7: L'onde Mugit Dans L'abîme
8: L'être Dit Aux Végétaux Nombreux
9: La Terre Étale Ses Attraits
10: Les Choeurs Brillants Des Archanges
11: Prenons La Lyre
12: L'être Dit
13: Un Astre Immense Et Radieux
14: La Terre, Le Ciel Sont Pleins De Tes Ouvrages
15: Dieu Parle
16: Soudain, L'aigle Imposante Et Fière
17: Dieu, Rassemblant En Sa Présence
18: Choeur Du Divin Séjour
19: Des Monts, Des Coteaux Verts
20: A Ma Voix, Naissez!
21: La Terre Alors, À Cet Ordre Puissant
22: Des Mains De Dieu, Brillant Prodige
23: Dieu Fit À Son Image Son Plus Bel Ouvrage
24: Brillant De Grâce Et De Beauté
25: Dieu Voit Du Haut Des Cieux
26: Il Est Fini L'oeuvre Éclatant - Grand Dieu, Sur Toi Sont Tous Les Yeux - Ressent-il Ton Souffle Divin? - Il Est Fini L'oeuvre Éclatant

Disc 2
1: Dans Des Flots De Pourpre Et D'azur
2: O Dieu Puissant
3: Nos Coeurs Émus, Reconnaissants
4: Par Ton Charme, Tendre Amie
5: Couple Heureux Et Pour Jamais Heureux
6: Il Est Fini L'oeuvre Éclatant

Composer: Joseph Haydn

Number of Discs: 2

Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge

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