The Seven Last Words of Christ

Album by Joseph Haydn & Pražák Quartet & Helen Kearns

The Seven Last Words of Christ is an orchestral composition by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1786. The work is structured as a sequence of contemplative movements featuring slow, hymn-like textures and classical forms, originally written for a Good Friday service and later arranged by Haydn for chamber and keyboard forces, reflecting his engagement with sacred-instrumental writing in his late career.

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  1. 1.
    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): I. Introduzione. Maestoso ed Adagio
    4:09
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): II. Sonata I (Largo. Pater, dimitte illis, non enim sciunt quid faciunt)
    6:57
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): III. Sonata II (Grave e cantabile. Amen dico tibi: hodie mecum eris in paradiso)
    6:13
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): IV. Sonata III (Grave. Mulier, ecce filius tuus, et tu, ecce mater tua)
    7:09
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): V. Sonata IV (Largo. Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?)
    5:54
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): VI. Sonata V (Adagio. Sitio)
    5:36
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): VII. Sonata VI (Lento. Consummatum est)
    5:50
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): VIII. Sonata VII (Largo. Pater, in manus Tuas commendo spiritum meum)
    6:33
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    The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Arr. for String Quartet & Soprano by José Peris Lacasa): IX. Il Terremoto (Presto e con tutta la forza)
    1:57

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