The Seven Last Words of Christ

Album by Joseph Haydn & Alexei Lubimov

The Seven Last Words of Christ is an orchestral composition by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1786 and first performed in 1787. Written for a Good Friday service, the work unfolds as a series of slow, meditative movements framed by an orchestral introduction and conclusion, featuring expressive string textures, sudden dynamic contrasts and prolonged silences that reflect its liturgical subject and Haydn's mature, dramatic late style, and the composer later arranged it for string quartet and as an oratorio, placing it among his notable sacred works.

The Seven Last Words of Christ by Haydn - album cover

First released: 28th April 2014

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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Introduzione (Maestoso Ed Adagio)
5:32
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata I, "Pater, Dimitte Illis; Non Enim Sciunt Quid Faciunt" (Largo)
5:39
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata II, "Amen Dico Tibi: Hodie Mecum Eris in Paradiso" (Grave E Cantabile)
7:21
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata III, "Mulier, Ecce Filius Tuus, Et Tu, Ecce Mater Tua" (Grave)
9:19
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata IV, "Eli, Eli, Lama Asabthani" (Largo)
7:43
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata V, "Sitio" (Adagio)
9:02
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata VI, "Consumatum Est" (Lento)
8:14
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Sonata VII, "Pater, in Tuas Manus Commendo Spiritum Meum" (Largo)
9:05
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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. III:50-56: Il Terremoto (Presto E Con Tutta La Forza)
2:23