“The Chiara String Quartet performed Haydn’s masterpiece of spiritual music by candlelight on February 17, 2018 on Parlance Chamber Concerts at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, NJ.”

Program:

1. Introduction

2. Largo: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do

3. Grave e cantabile: Today you will be with me in Paradise

4. Grave: Woman, behold your son

5. Largo: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

6. Adagio: I thirst

7. Lento: It is finished

8. Largo: Into your hands I commit my spirit

9. Il Terremoto: The earth shook and the rocks split

Important People and Things:

• Michael Parloff, Artistic Director of Parlance Chamber Concerts, provides a short introduction to the history of Joseph Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Christ”: https://youtu.be/KmwHSrHewXc​

• Michael Parloff’s complete, 40-minute, preconcert, multimedia lecture on the history and music may be viewed at https://youtu.be/f6SfpuD3Rgs​

• Parlance Chamber Concerts presents 6 to 8 concerts per season featuring world-class performers. Tickets and information at http://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org​

• Video produced by Darryl Kubian

• A/V Production by Indigo Fox Media

• 2018©Parlance Chamber Concerts