Haydn: The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C Nicolas Stavy

• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C:
• 1 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 1, Introduction 05:12
• 2 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 2, Sonata I (Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do) 06:03
• 3 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 3, Sonata II (Truly, I Say to You, Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise) 05:49
• 4 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 4, Sonata III (Woman, Here See Your Son) 06:18
• 5 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 5, Sonata IV (My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?) 04:57
• 6 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 6, Sonata V (Oh, I'm Thirsty) 05:25
• 7 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 7, Sonata VI (It Is Accomplished) 05:57
• 8 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 8, Sonata VII (Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit) 05:03
• 9 The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C: No. 9, The Earthquake 01:41
• Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6:
• 10 Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6: Theme. Andante 04:27
• 11 Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6: Var. 1 03:28
• 12 Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6: Var. 2 03:33
• 13 Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6: Coda 03:51
• Total Runtime 01:01:44

Info for Haydn: The 7 Last Words of Christ, Hob.XX/1C

The Seven Last Words of Christ refers to the seven short phrases uttered by Jesus on the cross, as gathered from the New Testament. Over the centuries the crucifixion has served as inspiration to countless composers, and settings of these utterances have become something of a subgenre, beginning in the Renaissance with early motets and continuing into our own time. By way of César Franck and Sofia Gubaidulina, composers ranging from Heinrich Schütz to Tristan Murail have contributed versions using various combinations of voice and/or instruments. The work is here heard in the version for keyboard, performed by the French pianist Nicolas Stavy. He closes the disc with another unusual work in Haydns oeuvre, the Andante con variazioni, Hob. XVII/6, which has been described as the deepest and most profound set of variations for piano composed between Bach and Beethoven.

Nicolas Stavy, piano

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