We pick up from last week on the theme of sacred music: its ancient origins, famous settings from the European Enlightenment and beyond, and, of course, contemporary reinterpretations. This episode, we will be exploring one of the most enduring themes, and also possibly the saddest, in classical music. Hundreds upon hundreds of versions are out there, written over the past nine centuries. Yes, it's Stabat Mater.
Playlist
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Stabat mater, op.58 - 1. Quartetto e Coro "Stabat mater dolorosa" by Mariana Zvetkova, Ruxandra Donose, Johan Botha, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Matthias Brauer (conductor), Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) on Antonín Dvořák: Stabat mater, Op.58 (Deutsche Grammophon) -
One Side Losing Slowly by Rebecca L Hargrove, Numinous, Joseph C. Phillips Jr. (conductor) on Joseph C. Phillips Jr.: The Grey Land (New Amsterdam) -
Anna Ignatowicz: Stabat Mater by Polish Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum Gedanensis, Jan Łukaszewski (conductor) on Musica Polonica Nova Warsaw Composers, Vol. 1 (Acte Préalable) -
Stabat Mater by Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier (conductor) on Arvi Pärt: Creator Spiritus (harmonia mundi) -
Stabat mater: V. Quis est homo qui non fleret by Julia Lezhneva, Philippe Jaroussky, I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera, Diego Fasolis (conductor) on Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate pueri & Confitebor (Erato) -
Stabat mater: VIII. Fac ut ardeat cor meum by Julia Lezhneva, Philippe Jaroussky, I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera, Diego Fasolis (conductor) on Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate pueri & Confitebor (Erato) -
Stabat mater: X. Fac ut portem Christi mortem by Julia Lezhneva, Philippe Jaroussky, I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera, Diego Fasolis (conductor) on Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate pueri & Confitebor (Erato) -
Julia Perry: Stabat Mater by Makiko Asakura, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, William Strickland (conductor) on Moore: Symphony in A; Perry: Stabat Mater (Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.) -
Jacob Cooper: Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Version for Voices & Orchestra) by Kate Maroney, Mellissa Hughes, String Orchestra of Brooklyn, Eli Spindel (conductor) on afterimage (Furious Artisans)