Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings
Stabat Mater (P.77) is a musical setting of the Stabat Mater sequence, composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi in 1736. 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. The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino.
Movements
- Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
- Aria (soprano): Cujus animam gementem
- Duo: O quam tristis et afflicta
- Aria (alto): Quae moerebat et dolebat
- V. Duo: Quis est homo, qui non fleret: (1) Duo: Quis est homo, qui non fleret
- V. Duo: Quis est homo, qui non fleret: (2) Duo: Pro peccatis suae gentis
- Aria (soprano): Vidit suum dulcem natum
- Aria (alto): Eja, mater, fons amoris
- Duo: Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
- Duo: Sancta mater, istud agas
- Aria (alto): Fac, ut portem Christi mortem
- Duo: Inflammatus et accensus
- XII. Duo: Quando corpus morietur - Amen: Duo: Quando corpus morietur
- XII. Duo: Quando corpus morietur - Amen: Amen
Recommended recordings
- Emma Kirkby · Academy of Ancient Music · Christopher Hogwood YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Claudio Abbado YouTubeSpotify (subscription)