Seven Last Words of Christ

Album by Joseph Haydn & Panochovo kvarteto

The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross is an orchestral composition by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1786. It consists of seven slow, meditative movements framed by instrumental introductions and a concluding orchestral adagio, characterised by expressive string writing, stark harmonic contrasts and a liturgical character, and it sits within Haydn's middle period while later being adapted for string quartet and vocal-oratorio formats, reflecting its place in the late 18th-century sacred instrumental repertoire.

First released: 1st January 1991

Tracklist

1.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: I. Introduzione. Adagio
4:58
2.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: II. Sonata 1. Largo
7:46
3.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: III. Sonata 2. Grave e cantabile
9:35
4.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: IV. Sonata 3. Grave
10:41
5.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: V. Sonata 4. Largo
9:22
6.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: VI. Sonata 5. Adagio
9:33
7.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: VII. Sonata 6. Lento
9:59
8.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: VIII. Sonata 7. Largo
8:28
9.
Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1: IX. Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
1:45