Description
Haydn: The Seven Last Words Of Christ - Zsombor Toth-Vajna / Hungaroton Audio CD 2022 / HCD32867
UPC 5991813286727
Made in Hungary
The genesis of the oratorio The Seven Last Words of Christ is one of the most exciting stories in music history. In 1786, Haydn (who by then was already a famous composer throughout Europe) was commissioned by José Saluz de Santamaria, a priest from Cadiz, to write a piece of purely instrumental music for Holy Week. The maestro himself considered the piece to be one of his finest achievements. The instrument on this recording is a copy of an instrument made in 1805 by Viennese fortepiano maker Anton Walter.
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (German: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze) is an orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, commissioned in 1786 for the Good Friday service at Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Holy Cave Oratory) in Cádiz, Spain. Published in 1787 and performed then in Paris, Rome, Berlin and Vienna, the composer adapted it in 1787 for string quartet, approved a version for solo piano in the same year, and finally adapted it in 1796 as an oratorio (with both solo and choral vocal forces).
The seven main meditative sections are based on seven expressions attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion. The seven sections are labelled "sonatas" and are all slow. They are framed by a slow Introduction and a fast "Earthquake" conclusion, for a total of nine movements.
| Label: | Hungaroton – HCD 32867 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2022 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
1-9. The Seven Last Words of Christ 68:10
L’Introduzione
Sonata I. Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt
Sonata II. Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso
Sonata III. Mulier ecce filius tuus
Sonata IV. Deus, meus, Deus meus utquid dereliquisti me?
Sonata V. Sitio
Sonata VI. Consummatum est
Sonata VII. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum
II Terremoto
- Fortepiano - Zsombor Toth-Vajna
