''Les Sept Paroles du Christ sur la Croix'' (The seven words of Christ on the Cross) is a musical setting of
sayings of Jesus on the cross
The sayings of Jesus on the cross (sometimes called the Seven Last Words from the Cross) are seven expressions biblically attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion. Traditionally, the brief sayings have been called "words".
The seven sayings ar ...
by
César Franck
César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium.
He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was pa ...
, composed in 1859.
The work was never performed during Franck's lifetime and was only discovered in 1955, when the
University of Liège
The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...
acquired an autograph score from a private owner. The work's structure resembles Franck's ''
Les Béatitudes,'' consisting of a prologue followed by individual movements setting sayings, or in this case sometimes single phrases, of Jesus.
[Dennis Shrock, ''Choral Repertoire 2009'', p. 422]
Performances and recordings
* Franck: ''Les Sept Paroles du Christ sur la Croix. Domine, non secundum.'' Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Choeur Henri Duparc, Jean-Paul Salanne. Musique en Wallonie - MEW0318
* Franck: ''Les Sept Paroles du Christ sur la Croix''. With
Gounod
Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
''
Les sept paroles de N.S. Jesus-Christ sur la croix'' Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne,
Michel Corboz
Michel Corboz (14 February 1934 – 2 September 2021) was a Swiss conductor.
Life
Corboz was born in Marsens, Switzerland, and educated in his native canton of Fribourg. He studied vocal performance and composition at the conservatory in Fribourg ...
. Mirare 2010
References
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Compositions by César Franck
1859 compositions
Cantatas