Track Listing

1. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Stabat mater dolorosa
2. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Cujus animam gementem
3. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: O quam tristis et afflicta
4. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Quae moerebat et dolebat
5. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Quis est homo
6. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Vidi suum dulcem natum
7. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Eja mater fons amoris
8. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
9. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Sancta mater, istud agas
10. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Fac ut portem Christi mortem
11. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Inflammatus et accensus
12. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Quando corpus morietur
13. Orfeo ('Nel chiuso centro'), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4: Recitativo. Nel chiuso centro
14. Orfeo ('Nel chiuso centro'), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4: Aria. Euridice, e dove, e dove sei?
15. Orfeo ('Nel chiuso centro'), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4: Recitativo. Si, che pietà non v'è
16. Orfeo ('Nel chiuso centro'), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4: Aria. O, Euridice, n'andrò festoso

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #106589 in Music
• Released on: 1995-06-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Wonderful performance of great music
Stabat Mater (literally, "sorrowful mother") is an anonymous medieval poem or hymn which served for centuries as a favorite motif for Catholic composers, especially of the Baroque era, though Dvorak composed perhaps the greatest one of all near the end of the last century. The poem is a meditation on the Blessed Mother as she sits, desolate, at the foot of the cross watching her son, Jesus, die. The poem, of course, is in Latin. Fortunately, the notes in this excellent album contain both the Latin and its English translation.

Although Pergolesi knew he was nearing a very early and tragic death at only 26 when he composed his Stabat Mater, he nevertheless wrote some very sunny music. Partly for this reason, it's probably not the greatest Stabat Mater ever written, but it sure is fantastically beautiful music, and this performance does it justice. I've heard a half dozen different versions of Pergolesi's piece over the years, and this is my favorite by a wide margin.

Don't hesitate
This is an excellent disc. The singing is superb, Gonda is especially wonderful. If you are looking for a Stabat Mater with two female singers this one is definately worth getting, both soloists are in top form. The recording is great, the sound is clear and fresh. At this price, how can you afford NOT to get it!

I wholeheartedly endorse the previous reviews!!!
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater is my all time favorite piece of music. I can't remember where I heard it, but it had an immediate effect on me which has not lessened as many times as I've heard it. I have a cassette of it in my car which I play over and over. You might say that I am addicted to it. I now have about six different performances of it, but one of my idiosyncrasies is that I will only buy this work if it is sung by female singers. I find something to like in each performance. But this one is special. Somehow I stumbled across it as I was browsing on Amazon, and I was persuaded by the two previous reviewers and. of course, the price. I can only tell you that it is superb. Both singers are excellent, although I do tend to have a special fondness for sopranos. What I especially like about this performance is the leadership of the conductor. I find he has just the right tempo and his ensemble plays at just the rught volume to the singers. Altogether an extremely worthwhile purchase. Whether this is your first purchase of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, or whether like me you have several copies, this performance is a must for the lover of Baroque.