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The Seven Last Words: Easter At King's

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From King's College Chapel, Cambridge, one of Haydn's most intense chamber works, composed originally for orchestra but performed here in the composer's own version for string quartet. The seven descriptive slow movements are preceded by an overture and followed by a dramatic finale, representing the earthquake. With readings from the Gospels by the Dean of King's College, the Rev Ian Thompson. Presented by Louise Fryer.

Salomon Quartet

Haydn Seven Last Words, Op 51

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Presenter:
Louise Fryer
Reader:
The Rev. Ian Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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