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Cuarteto Casals - Haydn: Die sieben letzten Worte (2014)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 1 Dec 2014 16:38:10

Haydn’s Seven Last Words – a cycle of sacred adagios – has been lucky on record. There are excellent recordings no matter how you like the piece: in oratorio form (Jordi Savall, dramatic), the original orchestral (Riccardo Muti, dark-hued) or – most abundant – wide-ranging string quartet interpretations, from the poetic and period-instrument (Quatuor Mosaïques) to the intensely inward (Rosamunde Quartett). Cuarteto Casals has a quirkily formal sense of phrasing that can take some getting used to. Yet this group – from Spain, where the piece was premiered in 1787 – offers an alluring rendition in terms of timbre and texture, with the quartet’s period bows drawing out a sound that’s complex and vulnerable.

Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Casals String Quartet

Reviews: Joseph Haydn wrote his 'Seven Last Words' in 1786 or 1787 for the Good Friday services in Cádiz. Although the custom was to perform an oratorio, Haydn's brief was in fact to write seven movements for orchestra alone, each creating a mood inspired by one of the sayings attributed to the dying Christ. He chose to frame them with a further slow movement called "Introduzione" and a concluding Presto entitled "Il Terremoto", intended to depict the earthquake that occurred after Christ's death. This purely instrumental 'oratorio' consisting of seven contemplative slow movements was by no means an easy task but the outcome was a work of sublime nobility which has enjoyed unfailing popularity ever since. It is appropriate that this recording of Haydn's 'Seven Last Words Of Christ' should be performed by the Cuarteto Casals, for the work represents one of the few surviving traces of the composer's flourishing relationship with Spain, where his music became as popular as it was in France and Britain. The Cuarteto Casals is Abel Tomàs Realp (1st violin), Vera Martínez Mehner (2nd violin), Jonathan Brown (viola) and Arnau Tomàs Realp (cello). Personally I prefer my oratorios to be vocal but I understand that this one was written for a specific purpose. The musicianship is excellent and the overarching impression is typical of Haydn at his best: he knows that Good Friday is a serious occasion but he is also fully aware that Easter Sunday is on its way and cannot help himself from smiling through his tears.

Tracklisting:

01 - Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio
02 - Sonata I. Vater, vergib ihnen. Largo
03 - Sonata II. Fürwahr, ich sag' es dir. Grave e cantabile
04 - Sonata III. Frau, hier siehe deinen Sohn. Grave
05 - Sonata IV. Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? Largo
06 - Sonata V. Jesus rufet: Ach, mich dürstet! Adagio
07 - Sonata VI. Es ist vollbracht. Lento
08 - Sonata VII. Vater, in deine Hände empfehle ich meinen Geist. Largo
09 - Terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza

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