Haydn: The Creation

MUSIC
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018
7:30 PM

William Christie / Les Arts Florissants
White Light Festival
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan

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Haydn's oratorio The Creation is so good you won't believe it.  Even people who think they don't like choral music, or don't like classical music, are blown away by it:  its color, its charm, its towering imaginativeness.  The very opening, depicting the primordial chaos, shocked Europe when it premiered in 1799 -- and while it's lost its power to shock, it (and the entirety of the piece that follows) hasn't lost an ounce of its immense appeal and effectiveness.  Simply put, Haydn was one of the very best composers ever, and this is quite likely his very best piece.  I've personally found William Christie's Haydn unconvincing in the past -- but nobody in his or her right mind would consider missing this major choral musician's presentation of this major major choral piece if they have a chance to go.  It's been sold out for months, but hope for the best.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  Haydn himself would have loved the hearty, simple-but-not-simplistic food at Oxbow Tavern.