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Luis Villalba <[log in to unmask]>
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Könnemann's complete edition of the keyboard works has it.

Luis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:06 AM
Subject: Haydn Seven Last Words


> I hope that this is not too far off-topic for this list.
>
> I heard a wonderful performance of Haydn's Seven Last Words by the Lindsay
> Quartet in Tours this week. The programme notes gave a history of the
work,
> which said that the quartet version was a transcription by Haydn of the
> orchestral version, but went on to say that there was a version for
keyboard
> prepared under Haydn's supervision in the same year (1737) as the other
two
> versions. Finally there was a choral version made in 1796 to words by
Baron
> Van Swieten.
>
> I have never seen or even heard of the keyboard version. Does anyone know
if
> it is extant, and if so whether there is a modern printed edition
available?
>
> Any information gratefully received.
>
> Chris Cartwright

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