Choral
SKU:
HL.51485823
Haydn
Complete Edition with
critical report, Series
XXVII, Vol. 2.
Composed by Franz Joseph
Haydn. Edited by Heide
Volckmar-Waschk. Complete
Edition. Paperbound.
Henle Complete Edition.
Classical, German
Edition, Sacred.
Softcover. 156 pages. G.
Henle #HN5823. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51485823).
ISBN
9790201858234. UPC:
888680891718. 6.75x9.5
inches.
Written
entirely in
German.
When Haydn
stopped in Passau on his
second journey to
England, he heard a vocal
version of his own
orchestral work “The
Seven Last Words.” It
had been made by the
Kapellmeister at Passau
cathedral Joseph Friebert
and Haydn was quite
impressed – except:
“I believe I could have
done the voice parts
better.” He acquired a
copy and set about making
his own vocal version,
taking over most of the
text. Haydn particularly
liked his own vocal work
and it was also
enthusiastically received
by his contemporaries.
The study edition is
based on the volume (HN
5822) published as part
of the Complete Edition
by the Joseph Haydn
Institute in Cologne.
