Haydn: Les sept dernières paroles du Christ en croix
10/13/2023, 16 Tracks, 51:32
Featuring
Hélène Walter
Salomé Haller
Benoît Haller
Pierre-Yves Cras
Guillaume Humbrecht
Koji Yoda
Satryo Aryobimo Yudomartono
Jerôme Vidaller
La Chapelle Rhénane
Quatuor 1781
Joseph Haydn
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Composition History
Haydn adapted "The Seven Last Words" for string quartet and also approved a piano version, showing the work's flexibility across different ensembles.
Compositional Technique
Haydn's task for "The Seven Last Words" was to compose seven adagios, each about ten minutes long, without tiring the listener.
Composition History
Haydn revised his work in 1795, adding a second introduction and reworking the vocal parts with the help of Baron van Swieten, a Dutch aristocrat and collector of Baroque music.
Composition History
The original version of Haydn's work was purely instrumental, with the Latin words of Jesus inscribed at the beginning of each of the seven slow movements.
Interpretation
The Quatuor 1781, featured on this album, performs works by Haydn and other 18th-century composers on period instruments.
Recording & Production
This recording features a new adaptation of Haydn's "Seven Last Words" for string and vocal quartet, requiring adjustments to vocal parts and transcription of an introduction for string quartet.
Composition History
Haydn's "Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross" was originally commissioned in 1786 by a canon of Cadiz for a Lenten oratorio in Cadiz Cathedral.
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