Personnel:
Cuarteto Casals
Abel Toms Realp, 1st violin
Vera Martnez Mehner, 2nd violin
Jonathan Brown, viola
Arnau Toms Realp, cello

Tracklist:
1 | Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio 5'18
2 | Sonata I. Vater, vergib ihnen. Largo 5'48
3 | Sonata II. Frwahr, ich sag es dir. Grave e cantabile 8'21
4 | Sonata III. Frau, hier siehe deinen Sohn. Grave 9'24
5 | Sonata IV. Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? Largo 6'38
6 | Sonata V. Jesus rufet: Ach, mich drstet! Adagio 8'46
7 | Sonata VI. Es ist vollbracht. Lento 7'39
8 | Sonata VII. Vater, in deine Hnde empfehle ich meinen Geist. Largo 6'30
9 | Terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza 1'45

An instrumental oratorio
Haydn wrote his Seven Last Words in 1786/87 for Good Friday devotions in Cdiz. The task of composing a purely instrumental oratorio consisting of seven contemplative slow movements was by no means an easy one; but the outcome was a work of sublime nobility, which in Haydns own transcription for string quartet has enjoyed unfailing popularity ever since.