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Joseph Haydn (Artist), René Jacobs (conductor) (Artist), Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir (Artist), Rene Jacobs (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (11 Oct 2004)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi
  • ASIN: B0002QO4GI
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: "Seht, wie der strenge Winter flieht!"Marlis Petersen 6:00£0.89
Listen  2. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: Komm, holder Lenz!Rias Kammerchor 3:15£0.89
Listen  3. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: Vom Widder strahlet jetztDietrich Henschel0:25£0.89
Listen  4. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: Schon eilet froh der AckersmannDietrich Henschel 3:18£0.89
Listen  5. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: "Der Landmann hat sein Werk vollbracht"Werner Güra0:25£0.89
Listen  6. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: "Sei uns gnädig, milder Himmel!"Marlis Petersen 4:56£0.89
Listen  7. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: "Erhört ist unser Flehn"Marlis Petersen0:49£0.89
Listen  8. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: O wie lieblich ist der AnblickMarlis Petersen 4:46£0.89
Listen  9. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Frühling: "Ewiger, mächtiger, gütiger Gott"Marlis Petersen 4:46£0.89
Listen10. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Im grauen Schleier rückt heranWerner Güra 4:16£0.89
Listen11. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: "Der munt're Hirt versammelt nun"Marlis Petersen 2:36£0.89
Listen12. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Sie steigt herauf, die SonneMarlis Petersen 4:23£0.89
Listen13. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: "Nun regt und bewegt sich"Dietrich Henschel0:32£0.89
Listen14. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Die Mittagssonne brennt jetztWerner Güra0:56£0.89
Listen15. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: "Dem Druck erliegt die Natur"Werner Güra 4:15£0.89
Listen16. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Willkommen jetzt, o dunkler HainMarlis Petersen 3:24£0.89
Listen17. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Welche Labung für die SinneMarlis Petersen 3:51£0.89
Listen18. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: O seht! Es steiget in der schwülen LuftMarlis Petersen 2:02£0.89
Listen19. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: Ach, das Ungewitter nahtRias Kammerchor 3:27£0.89
Listen20. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Sommer: "Die düst'ren Wolken trennen sich"Marlis Petersen 3:55£0.89


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Was durch seine BlüteMarlis Petersen 2:09£0.89
Listen  2. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Den reichen Vorrat führt er nunWerner Güra0:29£0.89
Listen  3. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: So lohnet die Natur den FleißMarlis Petersen 5:39£0.89
Listen  4. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Seht, wie zum Haselbusche dortMarlis Petersen0:55£0.89
Listen  5. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: "Ihr Schönen aus der Stadt"Werner Güra 7:04£0.89
Listen  6. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Nun zeiget das entblößte FeldDietrich Henschel0:47£0.89
Listen  7. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Seht auf die breiten Weisen hinDietrich Henschel 3:00£0.89
Listen  8. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Hier treibt ein dichter KreisWerner Güra0:36£0.89
Listen  9. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Hört, das laute GetönRias Kammerchor 3:38£0.89
Listen10. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Am Rebenstocke blinket jetztMarlis Petersen0:55£0.89
Listen11. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Herbst: Juchhe, der Wein ist daRias Kammerchor 6:14£0.89
Listen12. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: EinleitungFreiburger Barockorchester 3:38£0.89
Listen13. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: "Nun senket sich das blasse Jahr"Marlis Petersen 2:16£0.89
Listen14. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Licht und Leben sind geschwächetMarlis Petersen 1:57£0.89
Listen15. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Gefesselt steht der breite SeeWerner Güra 1:40£0.89
Listen16. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Hier steht der Wandrer nunWerner Güra 3:56£0.89
Listen17. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Sowie er naht, schallt in sein OhrMarlis Petersen 1:01£0.89
Listen18. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Knurre, schnurre, knurreMarlis Petersen 2:22£0.89
Listen19. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Abgesponnen ist der FlachsWerner Güra0:22£0.89
Listen20. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: "Ein Mädchen, das auf Ehre hielt"Marlis Petersen 3:12£0.89
Listen21. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Vom dürren Osten dringtDietrich Henschel0:41£0.89
Listen22. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Erblicke hier, beetörter MenschDietrich Henschel 4:24£0.89
Listen23. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: "Die bleibt allein und leitet uns"Dietrich Henschel0:18£0.89
Listen24. Die Jahreszeiten. Der Winter: Dann bricht der große Morgen anMarlis Petersen 5:13£0.89

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The Seasons was Haydn's followup to his successful The Creation. In four parts, each musically depicting a season, it offers plentiful opportunities for all the participants to shine and conductor Jacobs, his splendid orchestra and chorus, and three outstanding soloists deliver a committed performance that's a delight from the first note to the last. Jacobs is known for his gutsy interpretations and this set is no exception; tempos are lively, the few passages of second-drawer Haydn (still preferable to most composer's top-drawer stuff) retain interest, and the period orchestra delivers crisp, lively playing. Haydn's genius transforms many genre scenes: a summer storm, hunting episodes, daybreak, the gloomy winter fog, peasant dances, and imitations of nature, like frog croaks that will bring a smile to your face. Special kudos for the RIAS singers, who bring a finely blended sound and colorful word painting to the choral numbers. Güra's mellifluous tenor makes his solos a joy, but Petersen's light soprano and Henschel's firm baritone are as effective. This is The Seasons to get if you're having only one. --Dan Davis

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Clarity and beauty 30 July 2008
Format:Audio CD
The BBC Music Magazine in June 2008 recommended this as their preferred choice for the Seasons and it was on the strength of this that I bought it; I was not dissapointed. The orchestral work is precise and articulate, the singing of the soloists expressive and heartfelt (taking what I was told could be a dry oratorio and turning it into a realy passionate piece) and the chorus-work sublimely complimenting the soloists and orchestra. I have played this several times in succession since getting it and fall more in love with it with every hearing. I had been concerned that with it being a sort of sequel to The Creation it might have second rate writing, far from it, this is Haydn at his best with top flight performers and demonstration quality sound. BUY IT!!!!!
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
A great work reassessed 28 Feb 2005
By A music lover - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I really can't add any more detail then the other reviewer, although I was slightly less bothered by the soprano and didn't feel that she marred my overall appreciation of the recording. I would say that a better soprano would have escalated this performance into the stratosphere. This performance grabbed my attention from the beginning and is the best performance on disc for ensuring that Haydn's weaker sections are put forth in the best possible light, minimizing those periods where one's attention can wander. Everything else the other reviewer said holds true for me. This is my vote for the most outstanding classical release of 2004.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
(Almost) perfect... 6 Oct 2004
By Buranun - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
This new recording of "The Seasons" seems to be getting a lot of good press and while it is certainly worth all the praise, it doesn't - in my view - represent such a bold step forward compared to, say the Gardiner from 1992 (Archiv), to be treated as a complete novelty. To be sure, Jacobs does a great job reminding his fans (I am certainly one of them) about this often underappreciated oratorio by Papa Haydn (if there is a conductor today who can put a piece of music on the map, it certainly is Jacobs) but before Jacobs there was Gardiner and a few others, including Karajan and Boehm.
I love this new recording more than the initial tone of my review may suggest but I am not completely happy with it. The orchestral playing is absolutely marvellous - colourful and imaginative, the choir sings gloriously, the soloists are first rate and yet it is among them that I find the weakest link of this recording which is surprising considering that Jacobs has a great ear for voices.
Both men - Henschel and Guera - are splendid, delivering the arias and recitativi with great intelligence and musicality (listen to Guera's "In grauen Schleier rueckt heran", CD 1/10 or the cavatina "Dem Druck erlieget die Natur"). The soprano, however, is only a little more than adequate, at least to my ears. I appreciate her great care for the text but I'd rather hear the text painted with the voice than simply "delivered". It is my personal impression for I am rather tired of white, "farblos" voices and Marlis Petersen's voice is just like that: strong, pure but without much colour in it. To think what Jacobs's star Dorothea Roeschmann would have done with this music only aggravates the pain - where was she!? Even Barbara Bonney (Gardiner), in spite of her not always perfect German diction, sung this music with more charm and dedication. Don't get me wrong - Petersen is fine but her singing isn't inspired and a recording like this deserves better. The splendor of the orchestral playing and the contribution of the choir and two male soloists certainly make it unforgettable.
I am waiting impatienly for Jacobs's "Creation" - a few years ago he confessed that recording of this great oratorio with a huge choir was his greatest dream. Let's hope he'll make it come true very soon. But with a different soprano!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A Fresh "Listen" to a Classic Work 19 Dec 2005
By M. C. Passarella - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
The one disclaimer I will make before I begin this review--and it's an important one--is that I have not hear John Elliot Gardiner's "The Seasons," which should be comparable to Rene Jacobs's in many ways. That said, I will proceed to opine that if you know just about any modern-instruments version of this choral-music gem--well, you don't really know the work. Haydn was supposed to say in his latter years that he had just learned how to use the wind instruments and now, doggone it (I'm paraphrasing) "I must leave this world." Jacobs will instantly show you what Haydn meant. This "Seasons" is chock-full of especially piquant utterances from the winds, especially oboe and bassoons (including contrabassoon), which Haydn cleverly uses to portray birds, beasts, thunderstorms, bagpipes: never has the ingenuity and downright beauty of Haydn's orchestral mastery been clearer. That goes for strings and brass as well. Flying insects, country fiddles, hunting horns: Haydn may simply be mimicking the coloristic use of instruments he learned from hearing works like "Israel in Egypt" while in London, but how wonderfully he adapts these sounds to an expanded late-eighteenth-century orchestra.

From the very beginning, Jacobs gives notice that the orchestra will have a special prominence in this performance. The orchestral introduction to the first section, "Spring,' depicts the raging winter winds. Jacobs's orchestra does so with a bounding energy that almost requires Baritone Dietrich Henschel to shout his first entry. But he does not. In fact, he gives an elegant, far-from-shouted performance throughout and provides the rock-steady low-voice underpinning that Haydn requires. I'm just as happy with Tenor Werner Gura, who has a tender, Wunderlich-style delivery that's exactly right for farm-boy Lucas. Others have expressed dissatisfaction with Marlis Petersen. It's true that compared to, say, Eugen Jochum's unforgettable Gundula Janowitz, Petersen is a non-starter. But in ensemble work, at least, she does quite well enough--especially with Jacobs shaping numbers such as "Ihr Schonen aus der Stadt" so effectively, with such wonderful cumulative force. The RIAS Chamber Chorus is simply outstanding; just sample the storm chorus or, even better the wine-celebration chorus "Juhe! Der Wein ist Da."

Harmonia Mundi provides rich, resonant, bigger-than-life sound that captures both the beauty and the occasional thrilling rawness of that excellent period orchestra. How else can you capture a summer thundershower? Or a barn dance?
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