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Haydn - La Creation du Monde | Alpha ALPHA1186

Haydn - La Creation du Monde

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA1186

Barcode: 3701624511862

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 27th March 2026

Contents

Artists

Julie Roset (soprano)
Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor)
Nahuel di Pierro (bass)
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Le Concert de la Loge

Conductor

Julien Chauvin

Works

Haydn, Franz Joseph

The Creation (Die Schopfung), Hob.XXI:2

Artists

Julie Roset (soprano)
Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor)
Nahuel di Pierro (bass)
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Le Concert de la Loge

Conductor

Julien Chauvin

About

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 24 December 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 Chœur 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.

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