The Seven Words

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Image courtesy of L'auditori

Last December, Ensemble O Vos Omnes performed Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross in its oratorio version. Now, Jordi Savall presents this work in its original rendering for orchestra and choir, complemented by the arrangement by Heinrich Schütz, one of the leading composers of the early German Baroque period and a predecessor of composers such as Bach.

The program also features the atheist, layman’s view of Portuguese writer José Saramago (author of The Gospel According to Jesus Christ), The concert, programmed for the middle of Easter Week, offers a human insight into Christ’s suffering, without relinquishing the introspective and spiritual impact of music that is capable of stirring the heartstrings of believers and non-believers alike.

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