Vienna Academy Choir

Vienna Academy Choir – Haydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob. XX:2 (Remastered) (1962/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 54:09 minutes | 580 MB | Genre: Classical
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The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (German: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze) is an orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, commissioned in 1786 for the Good Friday service at Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Holy Cave Oratory) in Cádiz, Spain. Published in 1787 and performed then in Paris, Rome, Berlin and Vienna, the composer adapted it in 1787 for string quartet, approved a version for solo piano in the same year, and finally adapted it in 1796 as an oratorio (with both solo and choral vocal forces).

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