The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ on the Cross

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The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ on the Cross
Ensemble Clement Janequin / Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse / Visse

[ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 11 May 2003

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a serene meditation which the music raises to the level of contemplation

Compared with a genuine Baroque theatrical style, the Seven Words from the Cross is a paradox. This Historia of the Passion seems to be at the very opposite pole of the great Baroque Passions like the oratorios of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. On the contrary, everything contributes to interiorise the Seven Last Words of Christi in a serene meditation which the music raises to the level of contemplation: "The Seven Words of Jesus on the Cross, keep them close in your heart", the five voices sing in the exordium. The vision, so individual, can only be interior. (Jean-Pierre Ouvrard)

Tracks:

Magnificat SW 468
Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott SWV 447
Quemadmodum desiderat SWV 336
Anima mea SWV 263. Ajuros vos SWV 264
Ach Herr, du Schöpfer aller Ding SWV 450
Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz SWV 478
Meine Seele erheben den Herren SWV 344
Die mit Tränen säen SWV 42