Schütz: The Seven Last Words
Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BP , [Venue Details]Martha McLorinan mezzo-soprano; Elisabeth Paul alto; Charles Daniels tenor; Simon Wall tenor; Jimmy Holliday bass; Fretwork; Silas Wollston organ
At the end of Europe’s brutal Thirty Years War in 1648, Heinrich Schütz published a volume of motets under the simple title of Geistliche Chor-Music or ‘Sacred Choir Music’. Fretwork is joined by a select group of singers in works from the collection and other pieces by the composer and his contemporaries that contemplate the sorrows of Christ’s crucifixion and express joy at its promise of eternal salvation, culminating in Schütz’s profound meditation Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz.
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Schütz: The Seven Last Words
Saturday, 4 Apr 2026 @11.00am
Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BPMore Information
Martha McLorinan mezzo-soprano; Elisabeth Paul alto; Charles Daniels tenor; Simon Wall tenor; Jimmy Holliday bass; Fretwork; Silas Wollston organ
At the end of Europe’s brutal Thirty Years War in 1648, Heinrich Schütz published a volume of motets under the simple title of Geistliche Chor-Music or ‘Sacred Choir Music’. Fretwork is joined by a select group of singers in works from the collection and other pieces by the composer and his contemporaries that contemplate the sorrows of Christ’s crucifixion and express joy at its promise of eternal salvation, culminating in Schütz’s profound meditation Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz.
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Min: £18.00
Max: £40.00
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