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Concert for Good Friday
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Haydn’s composition is characterized by a dramatic and profoundly moving emotionality that is hard to resist. Initially, it was conceived as a purely instrumental work—a meditation in seven slow movements with an introduction and a concluding movement (“Il Terremoto” – the earthquake) for a Passion service. However, when Haydn heard a version of his work with German text in Passau in 1794, it inspired him to create his own vocal version. The premiere took place in Vienna in 1796. With the rise of choral societies in the 19th century, this vocal version of the Seven Words became one of the most frequently performed Passion works of all time.
Program and cast
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Justin Doyle, Conductor
Kateryna Kasper, Soprano
Katie Bray, Alto
Robert Murray, Tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass
Program
Joseph Haydn
"The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross" (Orchestral Version) Hob XX:1
Konzerthaus Berlin
The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin and home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, then as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie. It became a concert hall after the Second World War, and its name changed to its present one in 1994.
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is the resident orchestra of the Konzerthaus Berlin. The concert hall also hosts Young Euro Classic every summer, an international festival of youth orchestras.
Address and directions
Konzerthaus Berlin
Gendarmenmarkt
10117 Berlin
Directions
You can easily reach us using the following public transport:
S-Bahn: Friedrichstraße or Brandenburger Tor
U-Bahn:
U2 (city centre)
U5 (Unter den Linden)
U6 (city centre or Unter den Linden)
Bus: Lines M48, 100, 147, 200, 265, 300
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