MacMillan, James - Seven Last Words from the Cross
Cantata
Instrumentation: (Vocal Score)
ISMN: 9790060115615
Catalogue Code: BH 5500347
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.
Widely admired as one of MacMillan’s finest achievements, this promises an absorbing and moving experience in concert, for performers and audience alike. This cantata follows Christ’s final utterances at the Crucifixion, meditating on each to form a dramatic and emotional sequence.
Contents |
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| 1. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do (St. Luke) | |
| 2. Woman, Behold Thy Son!…Behold, Thy Mother! (St. Luke) | |
| 3. Verily, I say unto thee, today thou shalt be with me in Paradise (St. Luke) | |
| 4. Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani (St. Matthew and St. Luke) | |
| 5. I thirst (St. John) | |
| 6. It is finished (St. John) | |
| 7. Father, into Thy hands I commend my Spirit (St. Luke) | |
Press Reviews
"This work is well within the reach of good choral groups and it should be taken up widely. Conductors are urged to look carefully at this work."
Paul Spicer