The Seasons (Haydn) France or French people; Haydn in fact had friendly relationships with French musicians (see, e.g. Paris symphonies). Rather, Haydn was probably referring to an earlier attempt by van Swieten to persuade him to set the croaking of the frogs by showing him a work by the French composer André Grétry that likewise included frog-croaking. Although the work has always attracted far less attention than "The Creation", it nonetheless has been strongly appreciated by critics. Charles Rosen calls both oratorios "among the greatest works of the century", but judges "The Seasons" to be the musically more successful of the two. Daniel
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood of Eden. The story continues with the first crime committed by mankind: Adamʻs son Cain murdered his brother Abel. Genealogy of Cain and genealogy of Seth are also given. Mankindʻs corruption was great on the Earth. God felt regret for making humans, but there was a man called Noah. All these events are told through the clear and simple words of an old nomad shepherd. Genesis: The Creation and the Flood Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (also called Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio in Italy or The Bible: Genesis in Australia) is a 1994 television film shot in