Scanning the headlines these days, the world appears in such a mess that it’s reasonable to wonder if the best thing for humankind might be to start from scratch in another one. And that’s just the attraction offered in this week’s top album, Haydn’s oratorio The Creation of 1799, presented under its original German title of Die Schöpfung. Chaos reigns at the start until God creates Heaven, Earth and light. Greenery follows, then birds, whales, tigers and such, and eventually Adam and Eve.