MUSIQUE SYMPHONIQUE : LA CRÉATION

CREATION WITH THE CHORAKADEMIE DORTMUND

CONCERT PROGRAM

Franz Joseph Haydn Die Schöpfung - The Creation

"Already three days have passed since that memorable evening, and still the music rings in my ears and in my heart, and, just thinking about it, I feel a wave of emotions tightening my chest."

These were the words of one of the privileged spectators who attended the premiere of The Creation in Vienna on April 30, 1798. Since then, Haydn?s oratorio has never ceased to enthral audiences. Although deeply religious, Haydn did not write "religious music" as such, but rather a vocal and symphonic poem recounting the first six days of Genesis.

After an orchestral introduction ("Chaos") of uncommon visionary power, arias, recitatives, choruses and orchestra compete with enchanting images to celebrate the birth of Nature and all its elements. It concludes with an evocation of the couple formed by Adam and Eve, seen from a deeply moving, loving and humanistic perspective.

Johanna Malangré: conductor
in progress: soloists
Chorakademie Dortmund: choir