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Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings & organ
Composed by
Giovanni Pergolesi
with
Anna Caterina Antonacci
,
Francesco Catena
,
Barbara Frittoli
,
I Solisti dell'Orchestra filarmonica della Scala
Conducted by
Riccardo Muti
2.
In Coelestibus Regnis, antiphon for alto, strings & organ
Composed by
Giovanni Pergolesi
with
Anna Caterina Antonacci
,
Francesco Catena
,
Barbara Frittoli
,
I Solisti dell'Orchestra filarmonica della Scala
Conducted by
Riccardo Muti
3.
Salve Regina for soprano, strings & organ in A minor
Composed by
Giovanni Pergolesi
with
Anna Caterina Antonacci
,
Francesco Catena
,
Barbara Frittoli
,
I Solisti dell'Orchestra filarmonica della Scala
Conducted by
Riccardo Muti
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater/In Coelestibus Regnis/Salve Regina In A Minor,Anna Caterina Antonacci,Giovanni Pergolesi,Riccardo Muti,I Solisti Dell'Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala,Francesco Catena,Barbara Frittoli,Angel Records,Classical,Classical Music,Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble,Vocal
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina; In Coelestibus Regnis
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ASIN: B000002ZKR
Release Date: 1993-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Stabat mater
- Cuius animam gementem
- O quam tristis et afflicta
- Quae morebat et dolebat
- Quis est homo, qui non fleret
- Vidit suum dulcem natum
- Eia Mater, fons amoris
- Fac ut ardeat cor meum
- Sancta mater, istud agas
- Fac ut portem Christi mortem
- Inflammatus et accensus
- Quando corpus morietur
- Salve Regina: Salve Regina
- Salve Regina: Ad te clamamus
- Salve Regina: Eia ergo advocata
- Salve Regina: O clemens, o pia
- In coelestibus regnis
Customer Reviews:
The perfect recording.......2007-03-22
I have heard a number of soprano & countertenor teams sing the Stabat Mater since this recording was made, Kirkby & Bowman (the use of a harpsichord annoyed me in that recording) and Bonney & Scholl (the voices were mismatched, IMHO - Maria Cristina Kiehr would have been a better partner for Scholl, David Daniels a better partner for Bonney) immediately come to mind, but none move me and impress me like this recording. I think that this is one of the finest recordings of 18th century sacred music I've ever heard, it is certainly the most moving recording I've heard.
The voices of Michael Chance and Gillian Fisher blend perfectly and both sing with great style and conviction. Something of a "dream-team", to use a colloquialism, in fact. The dissonances are brought out most effectively and poignantly ... and without distracting and unnecessary vibrato. You'll never heard the seconds, sung in the opening movement, with more precision and bite than on this recording!
The King's Consort uses a small number of strings, organ and theorbo accompaniment. Robert King's choice of tempi is natural and effective. The recorded sound and the acoustical environment of the recording is perfect, neither is it too dry nor too reverberant. All in all, an ideal recording of this masterpiece from this tragically short lived composer. I own this recording and, although I've heard other recordings, including the one with Andreas Scholl, a favourite singer of mine, I have never felt tempted to buy another recording.
Excellent Interpretation.......2007-01-12
There are many recordings of Faure's Requiem. If you are looking for the best one, this recording is it. The Corydon Singers, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the soloists due an impressive job full of lyricism and emotion. The diction, the blending, and the balance between orchestra, orchestra, and soloist is impeccable. And the other tracks, which others have written on, are just as expertly performed. If looking for a recording of the Requiem, this is the one to get.
a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-03-23
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi achieved only modest success during his short lifetime, but the twenty years following his death(at the age of 26) in 1736,saw an extraordinary change, turning him into one of the most-published composers of the 18th century. An Eighteenth Century French writer described the 'Stabat Mater', completed as the composer lay dying, as the 'masterwork' of Latin music'. Although this is music of great tenderness and sombre beauty, the work also includes chromatic sequences, sighing passages and dramatic dissonance straight out of the operatic style that made Pergolesi famous. 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. Harmonically Pergolesi was ahead of his time; one technique he made use of was the application of chromaticism to create a bitter-sweet tone of expressive sensibility. In addition there is an operatic element such as is contained in the jaunty "Quae morebat" sung by the alto (Michael Chance). The Salve Regina with its A minor setting and supplicatory text,contains many hallmarks of the Stabat Mater; from the expressive sighing of the 'Ad te suspiramus' to the contrasting misic of the strong 'Ad te clamamus' sung by the soprano (Gillian Fisher). "In coelestibus regnis" (sung magnificently by Chance) is an example of the short type of piece that Pergolesi might have found time to write in between his operatic commisions. This is a truly exquisite and exciting recording featuring the WONDERFUL voices of Michael Chance -countertenor and Gillian Fisher-soprano. I have 2 other recordings of this music; neither of them come even close to the perfection of this one.!!!!!!
Superior recording.......2002-09-06
This recording from December 1987 in the Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, is far superior to all other recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.
Otherworldly.......2001-03-14
I am hardly a classical music maven. I listen as others might use recreational drugs - when all else fails I hope a piece of classical music will take me out of myself and let me get a little closer to heaven. An opportunity to bathe in beauty. The reason it doesn't often work is because just as I'm about to transcend the composer changes dynamics and the bath turns into a perfect storm. Not so with this work. Forty minutes of undiluted peace, but with complexities that demand active listening. Vocals and instruments are of such a whole that I found myself listening to strings that unfolded as a voice, and vice versa. The vocal combinations and close harmonies were flawless. There was not a moment that was not gorgeous, and any loss of attention was caused by my own wandering mind rather than any jarring musical effect. These are the sounds I would like to accompany me on the big transition - they would open the gates.
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater/In Coelestibus Regnis/Salve Regina In A Minor
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002RWX
Release Date: 1997-03-18 |
Customer Reviews:
Great singing.......2003-05-23
Buy this CD for Barbara Frittoli and her amazing phrasing. The woman is just amazing. She can sing anything. She pours so much energy and love into this piece it is astounding. Muti and the orchestra are also excellent. Barbara Frittoli....the woman is the Goddess.
Average customer rating:
- Marvellous
- The best Pergolesi STabat Mater
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in Am
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004WMWC
Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Duet: Stabat Mater Dolorosa...
- Soprano: Cuius Animam Gememten...
- Duet: O Quam Tristas Et Afflicta...
- Alto: Quae Morebat Et Dolebat...
- Duet: Quis Est Homo, Qui Non Fleret...
- Soprano: Vidit Suum Dulcem Natum...
- Alto: Eia Mater, Fons Amoris...
- Duet: Fac, Ut Ardeat Cor Meum...
- Duet: Sancta Mater, Istud Agas...
- Alto: Fac, Ut Portem Christi Mortem...
- Duet: Inflammatus Et Accensus...
- Duet: Quando Corpus Morietur...
- Largo
- Allegro - Larghetto
- Andante
- Largo
- Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Marvellous.......2003-10-20
The music is absolutely excellent - hurrah to whomever decided to record this (and revive the two more obscure pieces). Michael Chance is surely at his absolute best here; perfectly held notes with heavenly tone and enormous amounts of emotion as well as his lovely interpretations of the various ornaments etc. Likewise Gillian Fisher - excellent throughout, especially in the solo movements; the final amen and of course the Salve Regina. It's a shame about King, who seems to prefer his own 'interpretation' of the tempos, instrumentation and at times strange organ parts (particularly in the last two pieces), and if we could perhaps have a variation in harmony continuo instruments, some guitars would be nice here and there - so basically if we could have the artists without the organist/conductor it would be the best recording I've ever heard. He also uses editions which have been heard before but are apparently his...
It is, however, all in all a marvellous performance from most concerned and definitely should be at least a hundred times.
The best Pergolesi STabat Mater.......2003-01-19
No other recording of Pergoli's work Stabat Mater compares to this one. This is the definitive recording, no better exists today.
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