The Seven Last Words of our saviour on the cross Op.51b

Joseph Haydn

The purest version of these seven sermons, here played on only the sixteen strings of a quartet without the easy solutions of a large string orchestra (the original version) or the monumentality of...
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Prazak Quartet

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SACD The Seven Last Words of our saviour on the cross Op.51b Prazak Quartet

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  • Joseph Haydn
  • Introduzione. Maestro ed Adagio
    5:29
  • Sonata I, Largo
    6:36
  • Sonata II, Grave e Cantabile
    9:01
  • Sonata III, Grave
    11:24
  • Sonata IV, Largo
    8:41
  • Sonata V, Adagio
    10:46
  • Sonata VI, Lento
    9:46
  • Sonata VII, Largo
    8:09
  • Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
    1:49
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SACD The Seven Last Words of our saviour on the cross Op.51b Prazak Quartet

The purest version of these seven sermons, here played on only the sixteen strings of a quartet without the easy solutions of a large string orchestra (the original version) or the monumentality of an oratorio, not to mention the keyboard reduction authorised by Haydn. The Prazaks have been meditating on this series of seven adagios for forty years and offer the rare union of a narrative with innate dramaturgy, avoiding both the austere linearity of the current Baroque vogue and the sentimental excess of an outmoded Romantic style. Poets in their spiritual and musical prime, they invite you to share their asceticism...

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Prazak Quartet

Prazak Quartet
Pavel Hula, violin
Vlastimil Holek, violin
Josef Kluson, viola
Michal Kanka, cello

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Collection: DSD (SACD)
Original title: Joseph Haydn : The Seven Last Words of our saviour on the cross Op.51b
1 SACD - 1h 12mn 21s
upc/ean. 3149028012125
ref. 250291
Release Date: 21/02/2012