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John Nelson conducts Haydn’s the Creation
Philharmonic, the Netherlands Radio Choir and the famous soloists Lisa Milne, Werner Gura, Matthew Rose, Lucy Crowe and Jonathan Beyer, in a live concert of Haydn’s oratorio The Creation -considered by many to be his greatest work-, from Grote Kerk, Naarden – one of the oldest and most famous churches in the Netherlands.Haydn undertook the composition of The Creation starting at the age of 65, and it took him a year and a half to complete the work, from 1796 to April 1798. A deeply religious man, he later said, “Never had I been so devout as when I was composing The Creation. ”Everyday I fell to my knees and prayed to God to give me strength for my work.”
Director :
Rhodri Huw
Producer :
Co-production : Idéale Audience, Soli Deo Gloria
With the participation of :
France Télévisions, Mezzo et Museec
Produced by : Hélène Le Cœur
Running time :
110’
Format :
HDCAM
Year of production :
2010
Distributor(s) / Sales Agent(s) :
EuroArts Music International
http://www.euroarts.com
Composer(s) :
Franz Joseph Haydn
Work(s) :
The Creation (Die Schöpfung)
Cast :
Lisa Milne, soprano
Werner Güra, ténor
Matthew Rose, baryton
Jonathan Beyer, basse (Adam)
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Eve)
John Nelson, conductor
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Franck Mameleers, Choir Master
The Netherlands Radio Choir
Date and shoot location :
Live recording from the Grote Kerk, Naarden/Netherlands, in June 2010
Photo credits :
Hans van der Woerd © Idéale Audience