The Seven Last Words

Album by Joseph Haydn & Orchestra of St. Luke’s & Julius Rudel

The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross is an orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1786 and first performed in 1787. The music comprises seven reflective movements framed by an introduction and finale, employing restrained melodic writing, slow tempi and Classical harmonic clarity, and it occupies a distinctive place in Haydn's output as a sacred work he later adapted into string quartet and choral-orchestral versions.

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  1. 1.
    Introduction: Maestoso ed adagio
    6:10
  2. 2.
    Sonata I: Largo "Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt quid faciunt"
    6:16
  3. 3.
    Sonata II: Grave e cantabile "Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso"
    9:09
  4. 4.
    Sonata III: Grave "Mulier, ecce filius tuus"
    11:43
  5. 5.
    Sonata IV: Largo "Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me?"
    9:03
  6. 6.
    Sonata V: Adagio "Sitio"
    9:46
  7. 7.
    Sonata VI: Lento "Consummatum est"
    8:31
  8. 8.
    Sonata VII: Largo "In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum"
    7:55
  9. 9.
    Finale: Presto e con tutta la forza
    1:48

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