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HAYDN'S SEVEN LAST WORDS

on BBC Radio 3

Although Haydn's Seven Last Words, commissioned for Cadiz Cathedral, was originally composed for orchestra, it exists both in a choral version and a version for string quartet.
ROGER FISKE discusses these and examines some of the problems of interpretation the various versions pose. followed by an interlude at 10.55

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Roger Fiske

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