J. Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ / Tóth-Vajna

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Label
Hungaroton
Release Date
December 23, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Joseph Haydn
    • PERFORMER
      Zsombor Toth-Vajna
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 23, 2022
    • UPC
      5991813286727
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HCD32867
    • LABEL
      Hungaroton
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction: Maestoso ed adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    2. Sonata 1: Pater, dimitte illis, non enim sciunt, quid faciunt

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    3. Sonata 2: Amen dico tibi: Hodie mecum eris in paradiso

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    4. Sonata 3: Mulier, ecce filius tuus, et tu, ecce mater tua!

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    5. Sonata 4: Deus meus, Deus meus ut quid dereliquisti me

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    6. Sonata 5: Sitio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    7. Sonata 6: Consummatum est!

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    8. Sonata 7: Pater! In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

    9. Il terremoto (The Earthquake)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna


The genesis of the oratorio The Seven Last Words of Christ is one of the most exciting stories in music history. In 1786, Haydn (who by then was already a famous composer throughout Europe) was commissioned by José Saluz de Santamaria, a priest from Cadiz, to write a piece of purely instrumental music for Holy Week. The maestro himself considered the piece to be one of his finest achievements. The instrument on this recording is a copy of an instrument made in 1805 by Viennese fortepiano maker Anton Walter.