Klosters Music - The Creation

"The Creation" by Joseph Haydn is a fascinating musical nature painting that is one of the masterpieces of Western music history. The composer combines holy seriousness with subtle humour and powerful choirs with intimate arias. Haydn's large-scale oratorio, premiered in Vienna in 1801, is a celebration of life. In the past, the monumentality of this musical creation story has been emphasized. Haydn expert Giovanni Antonini will develop a transparent, extremely plastic reading with the Basel Chamber Orchestra playing on historical instruments, the Bavarian Radio Choir to be heard for the first time in Klosters and an outstanding soloist ensemble. Sound painting as an event!

Giovanni Antonini conductor
Nikola Hillebrand soprano
Maximilian Schmitt Tenor
Florian Bösch Baritone
Basel Chamber Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Choir

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
«The Creation», oratorio in three parts