CHAPTER VII

"THE CREATION" AND "THE SEASONS"



Index

HAYDN'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

"THE CREATION" SUGGESTED

"THE CREATION" LIBRETTO

THE STIMULUS OF LONDON

SELF-CRITICISM

FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE ORATORIO

LONDON PERFORMANCES

FRENCH ENTHUSIASM

"THE CREATION" CRITICIZED

A NEW WORK

"THE SEASONS"

"THE SEASONS" CRITICIZED