…Haydn's magnificent oratorio receives here a lively and considered reading. This is a new Creation of major quality, running close the best of existing versions, among which Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic set will probably be preferred by those wanting a modern-instrument approach, and John Eliot Gardiner's version by those who want the full period style.

…choice among period Creations is far from clear-cut. If Harnoncourt has the finest solo team and Gardiner's choruses pack the most powerful punch, Christie's inspiring performance has none of their occasional artfulness, and is arguably the best played of the lot.