Haydn/ Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper - Die SchopfungThe present recording is taken from a live transmission of the Academy concert of May 8, 1972, from the Nationaltheater in Munich. The early death of Karl Richter in February 1981 frustrated the intention of releasing one of the great oratorios from his performing repertoire, Joseph Haydn's "Creation", in a studio recording. Happily it has proved possible to obtain the present sound recording from the archives of the Bayerische Staatsoper and, with

Duke Ellington+

"I Hate Myself" and "The Best Part

present a compendium of his skill in composing variations

the 52-year-old Fritz Kreisler made a series of recordings where he set down the standard electric versions of many of his most popular pieces

carolers go from door to door every year between Christmas and Epiphany

This season he also starts a three-year post as Composer in Residence at Wigmore Hall

The overture presents material on which the rest of the piece is based

French and English taste

and even-numbered polyphonic verses

After many twists and turns

Hoss and Joe (aka "Little Joe

"Inside of You