The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ on the Cross SWV 478
Ensemble Clément Janequin, Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse, Dominique Visse
1h02
1 CD
HMA1951255
Compared with a genuine Baroque theatrical style, the Seven Words from the Cross is a paradox. This Historia ofthe Passion seems to be at the very opposite pole of the great BaroquePassions like the oratorios of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. On thecontrary, everything contributes to interiorise the Seven Last Words of Christi ina serene meditation which the music raises to the level ofcontemplation: “The Seven Words of Jesus on the Cross, keep them closein your heart”, the five voices sing in the exordium. The vision, soindividual, can only be interior. (Jean-Pierre Ouvrard).
Thistitle was released for the first time in 1987.
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ [1585-1672] · Magnificat SW 468 (10'47) · Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott SWV 447 Concert (4'07) · Quemadmodum desiderat SWV 336 Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Opus nonum 1639 (7'55) · Anima mea SWV 263 Adjuro vos SWV 264 Symphoniae Sacrae, Opus sextum 1629 (7'04) · Ach Herr, du Schöpfer aller Ding SWV 450 Madrigal spirituel (3'07) · Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz SWV 478 (17'09) · Meine Seele erheben den Herren SWV 344 Symphoniae Sacrae II, Opus decimum 1647 (6'37) · Die mit Tränen säen SWV 42 Psalmen Davids, Opus secundum 1619 (4'52)
