SKU: BR.CHB-110-94
ISBN 9790004400500. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
SKU: CA.5199219
ISBN 9790007293147. German. Text: van Swieten, Gottfried.
Joseph Haydn's oratorio Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlosers am Kreuze is probably one of the most frequently performed settings of music for Good Friday. Haydn set these Seven Words in a dramatic, extremely gripping emotional style which is utterly compelling. Originally the work was conceived as a purely instrumental composition - as meditative music in seven slow movements with an introduction and concluding movement (Il Terremoto - the earthquake) for a Passiontide church service. From the outset, Haydn had composed the themes of the movements with a vocal spirit in mind, so when he heard a vocal arrangement of his work in 1794 in Passau with a German singing text - an obvious idea - it inspired him to write his own vocal version. The first performance took place in 1796 in Vienna. With the flourishing of choral societies in the 19th century, this vocal version of the Seven Words became one of the most frequently-performed Passion music settings of all. The critical Urtext edition of the work now published offers a revised musical text reflecting current scholarly standards.
SKU: CA.5199203
ISBN 9790007186661. German. Text: van Swieten, Gottfried.
SKU: BR.CHB-110-91
ISBN 9790004400494. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
SKU: BR.CHB-110-88
ISBN 9790004400487. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
SKU: CA.5199205
ISBN 9790007186654. German. Text: van Swieten, Gottfried.
SKU: CA.5199200
ISBN 9790007186647. German. Text: van Swieten, Gottfried.
SKU: BR.CHB-110-85
ISBN 9790004400470. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.