Rumour has it that Joseph Haydn was inspired by Handel’s Messiah. The Austrian composer heard it for the first time during a trip to England. He was already 65 years old, with a wealth of achievements, and yet he was said to have felt as though he knew nothing about composition, and had to start his musical education from the very beginning.
This is the story behind The Creation oratorio, an expansive hymn devoted to nature created by the hand of God. But you can forget dull descriptions of the natural world: Haydn uses sounds to masterfully illustrate each scene, from the renowned musical version of chaos in the prelude, through the warmth of the rising sun, to the roar of the lion and the delight of the inhabitants of the Garden of Eden in the world around them.
Haydn's masterpiece will be interpreted by the students, Choir and Chamber Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków under the baton of Maciej Tworek.
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) The Creation Hob. XXI/2
Sylwia Olszyńska Gabriel
Paweł Żurawski Uriel
Marcin Wolak Rafael
Joanna Zaucha Eve
Adam Wrazidło Adam
Chamber Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Choir of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Maciej Tworek conductor
