Joseph Haydn's The Seasons (Les Saisons, Die Jahreszeiten)

Product Details

• UPC: 807280117394
• Composer: Joseph Haydn
• Genre: Oratorio
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: Arthaus Musik
• Release date: 1992

Product Specifications

• Sound Format: PCM Stereo
• Picture Format: 4:3
• Language: Multilingual (German, English, French)
• Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide), NTSC
• Running Time: 143 minutes

Overview

Experience Haydn's magnificent oratorio, "The Seasons" (Les Saisons, Die Jahreszeiten), performed by the Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, conducted by Helmuth Rilling. This beautiful production features soloists Annegeer Stumphius (soprano), Alexander Stevenson (tenor), and Wolfgang Schöne (bass).

Based on the poem by James Thomson and adapted by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, "The Seasons" is a choral masterpiece that celebrates the beauty and wonder of nature throughout the year. This performance was recorded live at the Stadthalle Dübendorfen, Germany, in 1992.

Cast and Crew

• Composer: Joseph Haydn
• Librettist: Baron Gottfried van Swieten (translated and adapted from James Thomson's "The Seasons")
• Conductor: Helmuth Rilling
• Soprano (Hanne): Annegeer Stumphius
• Tenor (Lukas): Alexander Stevenson
• Bass (Simon): Wolfgang Schöne
• Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
• Bach-Collegium Stuttgart