Stabat mater is a musical setting of the stabat mater sequence, composed by giovanni battista pergolesi in 1736. Here she is paired with french countertenor philippe jaroussky in a program of works by pergolesi for two high voices, strings, and continuo. It would be hard to imagine a better assemblage of performers than those gathered for this recording, and the result is perfection. Certainly the somber beauty of pergolesi s stabat mater for soprano, alto, and strings has a lot to do with its popularity. August 5, 2016 sheung wan civic centre lecture hall, hong kong. Piano accompaniments for leisure and professional singing practice. Free downloads and affordable library of well known classical and traditional public domain music. Jan 09, 2014 the stabat mater, in contrast, is very reinedin and austere. On this occasion, two brilliant, emerging vocalists have been invited. The work is divided into twelve movements, each named after the incipit of the text. It was therefore a natural step for them to record this supreme masterpiece of sacred music. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Richard egarr directs and tim mead and keri fuge are the soloists in this fulllength film of stabat mater dolorosa from pergolesi s stabat mater.
But it must be said that the story of the 26yearold composer completing the work on his deathbed has always been too romantic for the publicor the music businessto resist. The band is excellent, the choir a bit beefy in the complementary rather vivaldian psalmsettings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pergolesi, giovanni battista stabat mater barenreiter verlag. If you find it filed anywhere else, that is amazons mistake. Though during his life pergolesi enjoyed only moderate success, after his death he attained star status. Stabat mater is based upon the dolorosa poem which depicts the suffering of mary, christs mother, during his crucifixion. Pergolesi stabat mater sopran soprano oriane pons mezzosopran mezzosoprano dominika gajdzis akkordeon accordeon ina hofmann inszenierung.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Created by professional musicians, presents classical sheet music download of over 20. Stabat mater sandrine piau soprano, christopher lowrey countertenor, les talens lyriques, christophe rousset release date. Stabat mater dolorosa from philippe jaroussky s pergolesi.
Diego fasolis coro della radiotelevisione svizzera i barocchisti philippe jaroussky, countertenor vocals. The legend goes that he composed in a devotional frenzy on his deathbed. Pergolesis famous stabat mater, a work for two soloists, strings and continuo quickly became a success throughout europe. Although pergolesis stabat mater has been recorded many times with countertenor, theres no countertenor like andreas scholl, and his silken instrument is a perfect match for barbara bonneys goldentoned soprano. Instead of pergolesi s two violins paisiello used a complete orchestra, with strings and woodwinds. Aresa, bmg rights management us, llc, and 2 music rights societies. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Composed in the final weeks of pergolesi s life, 2 it is scored for soprano and alto soloists, violin i and ii, viola and basso continuo cello and organ. The work is divided into 12 parts, but the final amen is treated as a separate, th part. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Stabat mater dolorosa youtube pergolesi stabat mater completefull nathalie stutzmann duration. Salve regina, an album by giovanni battista pergolesi, emma kirkby, james bowman, academy of ancient music, christopher hogwood on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Stabat mater dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest latin hymns of all time. The hymn title means stood the mother, full of grief. This version is wonderful, it is emotional not technical. Jaroussky ensemble artaserse ispirazione barocca pergolesi stabat mater completefull nathalie stutzmann. She studied music at the university of york, winning the york university concerto prize and, following her ma, she continued her vocal training at birmingham conservatoire where she was a finalist in various competitions and winner of the birmingham. Pergolesi s stabat mater dolorosa arranged for clarinet quartet 3 bflat clarinets and 1 bass clarinet. Pergolesi s stabat mater is a setting of th century text that expresses the virgin marys suffering as she stands by the cross. This product was created by a member of smp press, our global community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. Sara mingardo, gemma bertagnolli, concerto italiano.
Stabat mater stabat mater dolorosa youtube pergolesi stabat mater completefull nathalie stutzmann duration. I am a fan of the pergolesi stabat mater and have a few versions. Lezhneva could do a bit more with the words, but her voice blends exquisitely with jaroussky s, and fasolis sustains the rapt. Pergolesi julia lezhneva, philippe jaroussky, i barocchisti, coro della radiotelevisione svizzera, diego fasolis. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, musicians and their works. Those used to more sugarplum versions of pergolesi may find fasolis rather abrasive at times, but we must remember that the stabat mater even as set by pergolesi is mostly about fear of hell. The stabat mater is a setting of the sequence for the feast of the seven dolours sorrows of the blessed virgin mary, and was written during pergolesi s last few months. Like the stabat mater these were composed in the final 2 months of his life. It is based upon the prophecy of simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of our lords mother, mary lk2. Arcangelo, one of the most acclaimed early music ensembles in europe, presents some of. This cantata was published more often than any other single piece of music in the entire eighteenth century. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.
Pergolesi was born in jesi, italy, where he studied music under francesco santini there before going to naples in 1725 where he studied under gaetano greco among others. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. In latin, the hymn consists of twenty couplets which describe the sorrows. Chloe lam, soprano marcus choy, countertenor gary ngan, baroque violin i luo weimin, baroque violin ii amy yau, baroque viola jamie jim, baroque cello felix yeung, keyboard. Stabat mater dolorosa juxta crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat filius, dum pendebat filius. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Cujus animam from stabat mater library of congress. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner.
Pergolesi stabat mater with philippe jaroussky and emoke barath by total baroque. Giovanni battista pergolesi january 4, 1710 march 16, 1736 was an italian composer, violinist and organist. Quis est homo qui non fleret giovanni battista pergolesi, angharad gruffydd jones, timothy brown. Stabat mater dolorosa licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg uk classics. The commission for this work was given by the same order in naples for which alessandro scarlatti had composed a stabat mater in in 1723. It is known that in his early years he composed a stabat mater in a minor. Pergolesis sublime setting of the stabat mater, a thcentury text that was accepted as part of the catholic liturgy only in 1727, was written at the end of his brief life he died in 1736 at the age of 26 and suggests that had he lived longer his name might. The instant his death was known, wrote the famous 18thcentury traveler dr. However there are numerous indications that it was also performed by choirs from very early on.
Composed in the final weeks of pergolesi s life, it is scored for soprano and alto soloists, violin i and ii, viola and basso continuo cello and organ. Pergolesi julia lezhneva, philippe jaroussky, i barocchisti, coro della radiotelevisione svizzera, diego fasolis stabat mater laudate pueri confitebor. Whether or not the story was true, pergolesi s stabat mater was quickly an international hit, drawing inevitable comparisons to mozarts deathbed requiem. Stabat mater laudate pueri confitebor philippe jaroussky to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Of the various settings of the salve regina that have been attributed to pergolesi, only the two heard on this recording are authentic. When anna netrebko sings one of the most beautiful sacred works of the 18th century, giovanni battista pergolesi s stabat mater, many music lovers will see this as the highlight of the pergolesi year. Stabat mater dolorosa from giovanni battista pergolesi. But this recording is more than just beautiful voices. Sheet music downloads have become the preferred method of acquiring classical music repertoire. Stabat mater dolorosa the greatest latin hymn of all time. Even johann sebastian bach acknowledged the power of that work, adapting the music for his cantata tilge, hochster, meine sunden, bwv 1083. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6.
Russian julia lezhneva here shows an admirably gutsy attitude toward developing her repertory, avoiding familiar milestones in favor of an original project. My first was the kings consort version with gillian fisher and countertenor michael chance which is excellent and has an amazing clarity and purity to it. Particular movements were very probably sung by a twopart choir, whilst the arias were kept for the soloists. Pergolesis biographer, villarosa, states that this was the composers last work and that it was written for the aristocracy at the church of santa maria dei sette dolori in naples as a replacement for alessandro scarlattis stabat mater. Rousset youtube farinelli ann hallenberg les talens lyriques christophe. Filmed in 1979, the colour and sound quality are remarkable, and the soloists and conductor need no introducing.
Stabat mater, an album by giovanni battista pergolesi, emma kirkby, james bowman, academy of ancient music, christopher hogwood on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The text lacks the sombre tone of the stabat mater, yet the music contains many similaritites. Longstanding partners sandrine piau and christophe rousset have frequently performed the stabat mater, an emblematic work of the eighteenthcentury neapolitan repertory, both together and with other musicians. The stabat mater is in fact the pergolesi stabat mater, but with an extension of the accompaniment. Stabat mater by giovanni battista pergolesi on spotify. Pergolesi stabat mater lezhneva, jaroussky fasoli 2444, erato, 20. Stabat mater is a musical setting of the homonimous sequence, composed by giovanni battista pergolesi in 1736, during the final weeks of his life. Probably the stabat mater in c minor was pergolesis last composition. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings classical archives.
Phillipa began her choral training in cantamus girls choir, with whom she toured extensively and competed successfully. Julia lezhneva soprano, philippe jaroussky countertenor, i. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Pergolesi stabat mater edition 1 soprano stabat mater dolorosa o quam tristis et afflicta fac ut ardeat cor meum quando corpus morietur alto stabat mater dolorosa o quam tristis et afflicta fac ut ardeat cor meum. Jul 16, 2017 pergolesis revered stabat mater revisited jason victor serinus jul 16, 2017 it is undoubtedly far more romantic for us to imagine young giovanni battista pergolesi 17101736 spending his last weeks on earth writing four chamber cantatas in a franciscan monastery on the bay of naples than it was for him to write feverishly while dying of. Though many pieces catalogued as pergolesi s are clearly spurious, a manuscript of the stabat mater in his. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Musically speaking i still prefer the even older recording by freni and berganza, about which i have written on the relevant amazon uk page and which i regard as indispensable to lovers of pergolesi s stabat mater. Stabat mater, laudate pueri, confitebor by giovanni battista pergolesi, diego fasolis, i barocchisti, philippe jaroussky, julia lezhneva, coro della radiotelevisione svizzera from amazons classical music store. Written for solo soprano and solo alto accompanied by strings, the two singers on this new recording philippe jaroussky and julia lezhneva perfectly combine to create a youthful vocal bloom with stylistic sensitivity and a capacity to convey the restrained tragedy. His music was praised for its freshness and melodic grace. Stabat mater giovanni battista pergolesi 1710 1736 italian countertenor. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer.