Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Joseph Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce - Le 7 ultime Parole di Cristo sulla Croce
Original version for orchestra, Hob. XX.1
Le Concert des Nations - Jordi Savall, dir.
Alia Vox AV 9854 [CD]
Alia Vox AVSA 9854 [SACD-H]
Alia Vox AVDVD 9868 [DVD]

Contents:

    Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze
  1. L'Introduzione. Maestoso ed Adagio
  2. Evangelium: Pater, dimitte illis; non enim sciunt quid faciunt
  3. Sonata I. Largo
  4. Evangelium: Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso
  5. Sonata II. Grave e Cantabile
  6. Evangelium: Mulier ecce filius tuus
  7. Sonata III. Grave
  8. Evangelium: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquistime?
  9. Sonata IV. Largo
  10. Evangelium: Sitio
  11. Sonata V. Adagio
  12. Evangelium: Consummatum est
  13. Sonata VI. Lento
  14. Evangelium: Pater, in manus tuas comendo spiritum meum
  15. Sonata VII. Largo
  16. Il Terremoto. Presto con tutta la forza

Performers:
Le Concert des Nations
Davide Amodio (violin I), Santi Aubert (violin I), Isabel Serrano (violin I), Fabrizio Zanella (violin I), Mauro Lopes (violin II), Silvia Mondino (violin II), Alba Roca (violin II), Paula Weisman (violin II), Angelo Bartoletti (alto), Patricia Gagnon (alto), Giovanni de Rosa (alto), Antoine Ladrette ('cello), Rebecca Truscott ('cello), Xavier Puerta (contrabass), Michele Zeoli (contrabass), Marc Hantaï (transverse flute), Charles Zebley (transverse flute), Alessandro Pique (oboe), Vincent Robin (oboe), Josep Borràs (bassoon), Carles Cristóbal (bassoon), Javier Bonet (natural horn), Raúl Díz (natural horn), Thomas Müller (natural horn), Vincent Navarro (natural horn), Guy Ferber (trumpet), Roland Callmar (trumpet), Pedro Estevan (kettledrum), Francisco Rojas (Evangelist)
Jordi Savall, dir.

Playing time: 67' 50"

Recording site and date:
Iglesia Santa Cueva de Cadíz, Spain [10/2006];
Rel.: 2007 (CD, SACD-H), 10/2009 [DVD].

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 576-115 (Jan. 2010) - DVD release
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 33/1- (September / October 2009) - SACD; 33/4-429 (Jan./Feb. 2010) - DVD

Comments:
Information from CD.
This is the second recording of this work under the direction of Jordi Savall (see Astrée (Auvidis) E 8739). This one is the original version for orchestra.
There is additional contents on DVD (2 meditations and two interviews)

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Pierre-F. Roberge