This DVD with Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations contains the first film adaptation in which an attempt was made to revive the original ambiance of Haydn's Sieben Letzten Worte. The film was shot 'on location' in the crypt of Santa Cueva in Cádiz, the place for which Haydn's music was once intended. Haydn's assignment had to do with an annually recurring ritual on Good Friday, during which
… it was customary to contemplate the traditional crosswords in a darkened chapel. From a film-technical point of view, this eclipse brought some headaches. Ultimately, it was decided to immerse the space in a distant blue light. On this DVD, the individual crosswords feature spoken meditations by both Raimon Panikkar and José Saramago. The menu contains several options to play the movie with and without these texts. (HJ)more
