Haydn Die Schöpfung (The Creation) - Von deiner Güt'

The Opera Society of Hong Kong (http://www.opera.org.hk/ ), 15th Anniversary Concert, 20 November 2007: J. Haydn Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Part III, No. 31 - Von deiner Güt', o Herr und Gott (By thee with bliss, O bounteous Lord), Duet (Eve, Adam) with Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opera Society of Hong Kong. With soloists Anna-Clare Monk, Soprano, Sam Kan, Tenor, Kewei Wang, Baritone, and Raymond Fu, Chorusmaster and conductor.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Haydn
• Creation
• Schöpfung
• Duet
• Adam
• Eve

[tritonusgesang]

Hier ist die Sopranistin viel zu dominant! Sie übertönt sogar in der Lautstärke ihren Kollegen! - Der Chor ist kaum zu hören! Schade! Das Vibrato dürfte dezenter sein!

[yuperry]

English translation: The soprano is too dominant here! She drowns even the sound of her colleague! - The choir can barely be heard! Pity! The vibrato could have been more discreet!

Response: This seems to be the case for the duet, although the choir is supposed to be hushing in the background. From 3'00" on, the duet takes a new twist with the choir coming in ever stronger. The choir starts building up the climax from 7'20" on with a most emphatic, blissful, and invigorating finish.

[evmar92]

A really good performance

A really good performance! Does she enter late at 4:14?

[yuperry]

She enters with the words "Und du" at 4:14. You can barely hear the "Un" in "Und", then her very prominent "d" in "Und" that she enunciates before her "du". She is not late.

[yuperry]

Enrapturing! This oratorio shows a (late) Mozart quality, I'd say! - Not surprisingly, considering this work was composed in the final years of Haydn when late classicism had evolved into early romanticism.

[radiotvman]

A really lovely and full blooded sound from excellent soloists,choir and orchestra- Ist Class !

[kantfreudvoltaire]

Ravissant , je dirais même que cet oratorio dépasse mozart !

[FPD1950]

gracias yuperry por esta magnifica partitura,maravillosa interpretacion y excelentes coros y orquesta,,por darnos esta oportunidad muchas gracias.

[4jlj]

Die Sopranistin singt wunderschön. In der Intensität und Hingabe, Gefühle für die Musik. Leider können die andern ihrer Professionalität nicht ganz folgen. Drum scheint sie dominant zu sein.

[PEPEDEBARRO]

So wunderbar!

[tritonusgesang]

Schade! - Das Vibrato der Sopranistin ist so stark, dass sie schon unrein klingt! -

[oneredsoprano]

The soprano did a beautiful job, as did the rest of the performers! If she was meant to blend with the choir, she would have been in the choir loft.

[Quincypop]

Lift up your hearts. Mine was. Thank you

for posting this!

[Lso]

Watch a complete performance of Haydn's Creation this weekend 12-15 June, free, online at the London Symphony Orchestra's website. Visit our channel for more information.

[milloden]

I agree with yuperry, that the soprano was a bit on the dominant size, perhaps because of her heavy vibrato, not that she was bad. Just should be lighter. First time I have heard the first movement with full choir. Try listening to it as a quartet. It is absolutely heavenly !

[guyoftheplace]

Usual policy was to have the conductor lead sitting at the fortepiano or harpsichord, especially in concerti (the soloist always acted as conductor) but for other orchestral works, i don't know, but i assume the conductor usually used his own discretion in this era. I do remember it being said in a letter from someone in the audience that Mozart conducted his Marriage of Figaro from the keyboard, but i don't know what the most common practice was

[yuperry]

Thanks for appreciating the smaller size of the choir and the orchestra typical of the Classical period. According to the conductor Raymond Fu, this was closer to the way the work was performed in those days, although we don't know if it's customary to have a dedicated conductor to direct the music (as opposed to the harpsichordist or the principal violinist) by the late Classical period. Does anybody know?