Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Choral version)

CD: Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Choral version)

Haydn The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross

Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Lisa Milne soprano
Ruxandra Donose mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir

This series of seven Easter meditations includes some of Haydn’s most intense and inventive music, evoking the struggle of Christ’s final hours and the solemnity of the church’s Holy Week services. This live performance of The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross juxtaposes Haydn’s original instrumental movements with their later choral versions, offering a multi-layered experience of the work.

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