Thierry Bara
About the composer
Thierry Bara, born 1964, is a composer from Brittany, France.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 1996 |
| Performers: | Soprano, Alto, Baritone and orchestra |
| Length: | 54.09 minutes |
| Particulars: | The composition, an "Oratorio for choir, soloists and orchestra", is divided into twelve parts. It is modern music, but contains fine melodies and a small fugue. In the last part the music refers to Gregorian plain chant. |
| Textual variations: | The text used is not the Latin text, but a 19th century Breton translation from a missal used in a Brittany diocese. |
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Information about the recording
| CD: | Kanarien Sant Kantareg CD KSK 005: Stabat Mater |
| More info: | The CD is probably a private enterprise by the ensemble itself, though it is for sale. As all texts are in Breton, maybe it is also meant to keep alive the Breton language. It was recorded in La Chapelle de la Communaute des Ursulines, Morlaix, Brittany, France, in April 1997. |
| Orchestra: | Instrumental Ensemble (3 English horns, hobo, organ and percussion) |
| Choir: | Ensemble Choral Kanarien Sant Kantareg |
| Conductor: | Thierry Bara |
| Soloists: | Soprano, Alto and Baritone |
| Other works: | Lucien Merer: Klaymor |
| Code: | Unknown (BARA 01) |
