Christ's seven 'Words'or sayings - from the Cross have long been a focus for Good Friday meditations.
In 1786 Haydn was commissioned to compose, for Cadiz
Cathedral, a series of musical interludes. In this programme the meditations, recorded in Westminster Cathedral, are given by Cardinal
Basil Hume. The Medici Quartet play Haydn's
Seven Last Words from the Cross, Op 5
Readings by Christine Channer