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CD 1 |
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| 1. |
The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos |
6:19 |
| 2. |
The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Recitative "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Raphael, Uriel) - Chorus "And the spirit of God" |
3:11 |
| 3. |
The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage" |
4:07 |
| 4. |
The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael) |
2:02 |
| 5. |
The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel) |
2:16 |
| 6. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together" (Raphael) |
0:39 |
| 7. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael) |
4:10 |
| 8. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel) |
0:30 |
| 9. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel) |
5:12 |
| 10. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel) |
0:11 |
| 11. |
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake" |
2:10 |
| 12. |
The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Uriel) |
0:40 |
| 13. |
The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel) |
3:06 |
| 14. |
The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Trio and Chorus "The heavens are telling the glory of God" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) |
4:08 |
| 15. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel) |
0:31 |
| 16. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel) |
8:10 |
| 17. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael) |
2:38 |
| 18. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael) |
0:18 |
| 19. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Trio "Most beautiful appear, with verdure young adorn'd" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) - Chorus "The Lord is great" |
6:53 |
| 20. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature" (Raphael) |
0:24 |
| 21. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael) |
3:27 |
| 22. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael) |
3:38 |
| 23. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel) |
0:49 |
| 24. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel) |
3:54 |
| 25. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael) |
0:21 |
| 26. |
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael) |
9:43 |
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CD 2 |
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| 1. |
The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel) |
4:22 |
| 2. |
The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam) |
10:31 |
| 3. |
The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve) |
2:16 |
| 4. |
The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve) |
8:03 |
| 5. |
The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel) |
0:33 |
| 6. |
The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices" |
3:43 |
