“Yesterday, the distinguished Herr Doctor and Director of Music Haydn left here for Buda, so that at the summons of Her Imperial Crown Princess Palatine he can have his master work known under the title ‘The Creation’ sung and played...” the Viennese Magyar Hírmondó reported in February 1800, announcing that less than two years after the first private performance of The Creation, and a year after the first public performance of the oratorio in Vienna, the near 68-year-old maestro and his already famous work had left for Pest-Buda. Where, in fact he actually did direct the very first performance in Hungary of The Creation on 8 March, the evening before the birthday of Palatine Joseph. Since then, the Haydn oratorio, a superb musical representation of the story of Genesis, has become a solid part of concert life in Hungary and for the last few years it is back on the repertoire of András Keller and Concerto Budapest. This time, the series of memorable performances is expanded with a version featuring the brilliant Purcell Choir; also on the podium are  Katalin Szutrély soprano and Miklós Sebestyén, who have won encores at the New York MET.