Gabrieli Consort & Players

The Creation

Featuring
Release date January 04, 2008

Tracklist

1
The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Introduction. The Representation of Chaos
6:19
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
3:11
3
The Creation: Part One. The First Day: Aria "Now vanish before the holy beams" (Uriel) - Chorus "Despairing, cursing rage"
4:07
4:07
4
The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Accompanied recitative "And God made the firmament" (Raphael)
2:02
2:02
5
The Creation: Part One. The Second Day: Solo with Chorus "The glorious heav'nly hierarchy" (Gabriel)
2:16
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
0:39
7
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "Rolling in foaming billows" (Raphael)
4:10
4:10
8
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the earth bring forth grass" (Gabriel)
0:30
0:30
9
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Aria "With verdure clad the fields appear" (Gabriel)
5:12
5:12
10
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Recitative "And the heavenly host the third day proclaimed" (Uriel)
0:11
0:11
11
The Creation: Part One. The Third Day: Chorus "Awake the harp, the lyre awake"
2:10
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
0:40
13
The Creation: Part One. The Fourth Day: Accompanied recitative "In brightest splendour rises now the sun" (Uriel)
3:06
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
4:08
15
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And God said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly" (Gabriel)
0:31
0:31
16
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Aria "On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle" (Gabriel)
8:10
8:10
17
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Accompanied recitative "And God created great whales" (Raphael)
2:38
2:38
18
The Creation: Part Two. The Fifth Day: Recitative "And the angels struck their immortal harps" (Raphael)
0:18
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
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
0:24
21
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Accompanied recitative "Straight opening her fertile womb" (Raphael)
3:27
3:27
22
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "Now heaven in fullest glory shines" (Raphael)
3:38
3:38
23
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God created man" (Uriel)
0:49
0:49
24
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Aria "In native worth and honour clad" (Uriel)
3:54
3:54
25
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Recitative "And God saw everything that he had made" (Raphael)
0:21
0:21
26
The Creation: Part Two. The Sixth Day: Chorus and Trio "Achieved is the glorious work" (Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
9:43
9:43
27
The Creation: Part Three. Accompanied recitative "In rosy mantle now appears" (Uriel)
4:22
4:22
28
The Creation: Part Three. Duet with Chorus "By thee with bliss, o bounteous Lord" (Eve, Adam)
10:31
10:31
29
The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "Our duty have we now perform'd" (Adam, Eve)
2:16
2:16
30
The Creation: Part Three. Duet "Graceful consort!" (Adam, Eve)
8:03
8:03
31
The Creation: Part Three. Recitative "O happy pair" (Uriel)
0:33
0:33
32
The Creation: Part Three. Chorus "Praise the Lord, uplift your voices"
3:43
3:43