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Haydn, Harnoncourt
Haydn: Die Sieben Letzten Worte Unseres Erlosers Am Kreuze
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: Intruduzione
2. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 1 'Vater, vergib ihnen'
3. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 2 'Furwahr, ich sag' es dir'
4. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 3 'Frau, hier siehe deinen Sihn'
5. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 4 'Mein Gott, mein Gott'
6. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: Introduzione
7. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 5 'Jesus rufet'
8. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 6 'Es ist vollbracht'
9. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: No. 7 'Vater, in deine Hande'
10. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross: Terremoto 'Er ist nicht mehr'

CD Details

All Artists: Haydn, Harnoncourt
Title: Haydn: Die Sieben Letzten Worte Unseres Erlosers Am Kreuze
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Teldec
Release Date: 6/2/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 022924645822

Synopsis

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This was, at one time, the most popular piece of music that Haydn composed. It was originally written as a series of eight slow movements (an introduction, then the seven "words") and a final "earthquake" designed to be performed in a Spanish church during Holy Week. So famous did the music become that some hack made a vocal version of the work, which Haydn felt he could do much better himself. So he created this oratorio, as well as making (or approving) arrangements for string quartet and solo piano! For the vocal version, he divided the work into two parts and added a stunning introduction to the second part for wind band alone. The result is unique in music of the classical period in its emotional intensity and Romantic expressiveness. Nickolaus Harnoncourt directs what is quite simply the best performance of this version of the work. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Devout, yes; the best? No

Larry VanDeSande | Mason, Michigan United States | 04/05/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"David Hurwitz's comment that this is "simply the best performance available" either means he hasn't heard many or he is on payroll of this production company. When I sang this music some years back I listened to every recording there was and I've purchased a number of others since that time.

The best version currently before the public is also one of the cheapest to buy, a performance by a bunch of people you never heard of on the Brilliant Classics label (ASIN: B00008UAN8 or read my review.) That recording is newer than Harnoncourt's, has none of his annoying personal characteristics, is better sung, better produced, has more immediate and more finely detailed sound, and costs about one-third the price. For those that demand to spend full price money on a CD, the recent re-release of Rilling's excellent version (ASIN: B000003JTA) is avaiable with an extra from Michael Haydn.

Why anyone would hand their hat on this version mystifies me. The one advantage it has is it stays in print while others fade away. Fortunately, the Brilliant Classics version is still available. Get it while you can."

One for the Devout

Eugene G. Barnes | Dunn Loring, VA USA | 03/04/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This sensitive performance of Haydn's choral masterpiece "The Seven Last Words" would be the one I'd recommend for the listener who likes his/her religious music sincere and affecting. Harnoncourt milks every phrase for meaning and nuance (which doesn't always happen in the frequently-rushed milieu of historically informed performance (HIP)). For me though it gets a bit tiring to hear everyone caressing every single note like that and being so tender and tentative. I'm more comfortable with Hermann Scherchen's 1962 Vienna recording on Westminster. It's more businesslike, but still has plenty of affecting passages. But then Harnoncourt appears to be more complete, giving us the "Introduzione" before Word No. 5. Not that I felt I was robbed for all these years by not hearing it, but it does work well as a prelude to No. 5.

But whatever the case, please be assured this is A-plus music of its kind. You won't be sorry you got to know it."