The Seasons

Album by Joseph Haydn & Helen Donath & Adalbert Kraus & Kurt Widmer & Süddeutscher Madrigalchor & Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele & Wolfgang Gönnenwein

The Seasons is an oratorio by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, first performed in 1801. The work uses choral and solo vocal writing with orchestral accompaniment to depict rural life through the year, combining pastoral motifs with classical forms and representing one of Haydn's late-career large-scale contributions to the oratorio repertoire.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 1. Overture and Recitative
    6:19
  2. 2.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 19. Orchestral Introduction and Recitative
    2:41
  3. 3.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 20. Trio With Chorus
    6:28
  4. 4.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 2. Chorus of Peasants
    3:59
  5. 5.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 21. Recitative
    1:06
  6. 6.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 3. Recitative
    0:42
  7. 7.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 4. Aria
    4:23
  8. 8.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 22. Duet
    8:54
  9. 9.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 5. Recitative
    0:41
  10. 10.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 23. Recitative
    1:06
  11. 11.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 24. Aria
    3:12
  12. 12.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 6. Chorus With Soloists
    6:32
  13. 13.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 7. Recitative
    1:16
  14. 14.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 25. Recitative
    0:40
  15. 15.
    The Seasons: Spring: No. 8. Soloists With Chorus
    10:17
  16. 16.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 26. Chorus of Peasants and Hunters
    4:38
  17. 17.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 27. Recitative
    1:05
  18. 18.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 9. Orchestral Introduction and Recitative
    3:59
  19. 19.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 10. Aria and Recitative
    3:07
  20. 20.
    The Seasons: Autumn: No. 28. Wine Chorus
    5:35
  21. 21.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 11. Trio With Chorus
    5:01
  22. 22.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 29. Orchestral Introduction and Recitative
    5:09
  23. 23.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 12. Recitative
    2:14
  24. 24.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 30. Cavatina
    1:47
  25. 25.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 31. Recitative
    1:56
  26. 26.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 13. Cavatina
    3:35
  27. 27.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 32. Aria
    4:10
  28. 28.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 14. Recitative
    4:06
  29. 29.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 15. Aria
    5:06
  30. 30.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 33. Recitative
    1:22
  31. 31.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 34. Spinning Song
    3:13
  32. 32.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 16. Recitative
    2:25
  33. 33.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 17. Chorus
    4:15
  34. 34.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 35. Recitative
    0:23
  35. 35.
    The Seasons: Summer: No. 18. Trio With Chorus
    5:03
  36. 36.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 36. Song With Chorus
    3:46
  37. 37.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 37. Recitative
    0:46
  38. 38.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 38. Aria and Recitative
    4:24
  39. 39.
    The Seasons: Winter: No. 39. Double Choir and Soloists
    5:53

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