John Storgårds, Tapiola Sinfonietta - Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (2003)
John Storgårds, Tapiola Sinfonietta - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 251 Mb | Total time: 71:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ondine | # ODE10232 | Recorded: 2002
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 251 Mb | Total time: 71:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ondine | # ODE10232 | Recorded: 2002
The continued popularity of the string quartet version of The Seven Last Words mystifies me. I mean, I understand why string quartets may like it, but that anyone would want to listen to this colorless approximation in preference to Haydn’s glorious orchestral original is simply strange. As a result of this curious state of affairs, recordings of the orchestral version are very few and far between, which makes this newcomer most welcome. John Storgards has a clear view of the work: the introduction really sounds like one, aptly taken more swiftly than the ensuing sonatas, and he understands the importance of the fourth, central piece, based on the words “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” It’s the high point of the work, and of this performance.
The playing by the Tapiola Sinfonietta, an outstanding ensemble by any standard, is excellent–not just technically, but emotionally. There’s real heart to the sound of the strings in the consoling final sonata, and the winds sing out their melodies with feeling. My only quibble, compared to Savall’s equally superb performance on period instruments, is that the horns (and in the final earthquake, the trumpets) don’t quite bite as they should. On the other hand, many listeners will prefer the warmer sound of modern strings and the immaculate intonation from the winds–and certainly Storgards holds nothing back, not in the earthquake, and not at any point before. The sound is excellent in the sonatas and a touch tubby in the finale–a case where period timpani clearly are preferable. This is an excellent rendition of a work that, while not neglected, deserves to be heard more often in this version.–David Hurwitz
Performer:
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgårds, conductor
Tracklist:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words), Hob.XX:1A (version for orchestra)
01. Introduction
02. Sonata 1: Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt (Father forgive them, for they know not what they do)
03. Sonata 2: Amen dico tibi: Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso (Verily I say unto thee: today shalt thou be with me in paradise)
04. Sonata 3: Mulier, ecce filius tuus (Woman, behold thy son, and thou, behold thy mother)
05. Sonata 4: Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me? (My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?)
06. Sonata 5: Sitio (I thirst)
07. Sonata 6: Consummatum est (It is finished)
08. Sonata 7: In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum (Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit)
09. Il terremoto (The Earthquake)
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John Storgårds, Tapiola Sinfonietta - Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (2003)
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