Barbican 40th: Haydn ‘The Creation’

Haydn’s oratorio The Creation is a sumptuous retelling of the Book of Genesis, inspired by the composer’s visits to London and the optimism of the Enlightenment. It’s performed as part of the Barbican’s fortieth-birthday celebrations by the LSO under Sir Simon Rattle with the full LSO Chorus, plus soloists, 224 years after its premiere in Vienna.