We just added two Stabat Mater compositions from Ireland and Lithuania. The Irish composer in question is Gráinne Mulvey, a distinguished talent from Ireland who has left an indelible mark on the contemporary music landscape. Born in 1966 in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, her artistic journey in the realm of composition serves as a testament …
Stabat Mater by Giovanni Clari
On our ‘Missing CDs’ page, you will find a list of 575 composers, all of whom have composed a Stabat Mater that has never been released on CD, recorded, or perhaps even performed. Number 96 is Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari (1677 – 1754) who wrote a Stabat Mater for four soloists, mixed choir, strings and …
A beautiful Stabat Mater from Argentina
Gustavo Fedel, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1951, is a composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. His Stabat Mater is written for strings, organ, and timpani. When we (Dutch, Europeans) listened to it, we were deeply impressed by the orchestration, the timbre, and the rhythms that make his Stabat Mater composition so Argentinean for us. …
Old Jesuits Stabat Mater from Bolivia
In our everlasting quest for Stabat Mater compositions we found ourselves in Bolivia where we stumbled upon much church music written by Jesuits. The Jesuits worked in the heart of South America, at the mission posts of the Chiquitos people. Two centuries they flourished, until fate’s hand forced them to part ways with the Spanish …
New: Mönch von Salzburg
We just added the CD Spätmittelalterliche Marienklage with a Stabat Mater sung in New High German. The Monk of Salzburg (in Germany: Mönch von Salzburg) was an anonymous German songwriter and composer of the late Middle Ages. He was a learned monk. According to some music historians, he worked at the court of Salzburg’s archbishop, …
Another translation, nr 29: New high German
In the textbook accompanying the CD Laments of Mary in the Late Middle Ages (with the Stabat Mater from Mönch von Salzburg) we found the New High German translation of the original Latin text. Luther’s 1545 translation of the Bible is also included in this German. It was used from about 1350 to 1650. Mönch von Salzburg’s …
Quest for the manuscript of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
Lees het artikel in het Nederlands! Tineke Steenbrink’s search for the Stabat Mater of Pergolesi takes her on a journey of discovery Tineke Steenbrink is a harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and co-founder of the Holland Baroque Society, along with her twin sister Judith. Through her work as a teacher and her musical investigations for the Holland …
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Stabat Mater for Mariupol: July 22th, München
Lees het artikel in het Nederlands …After following what happened in Mariupol (which in English means the ‘city of Mary’) just a year ago, I had decided to write a Stabat Mater inspired by those events. Now my composition will be performed here in Munich at the beginning of April… I was touched by the …
Benefit concert with Stabat Mater in Heemstede
In perfect cooperation with Stichting Podia Heemstede, we as the Ultimate Stabat Mater Website foundation organised a benefit concert on Saturday afternoon, April 29th, in the Oude Kerk of Heemstede. The proceeds from the concert will go to one of the ‘Hope and Healing Centers’ shelters for children traumatised by war in the Lviv region …
Stabat Mater by Eugénio Rodrigues
A few years ago, Eugénio Rodrigues from Portugal kindly contacted me about his composition PIETÀ, which premiered in November 2019 in Lisbon by the Nova Era Vocal Ensemble. PIETÀ was the first section of his ESTAVA MÃE (Stabat Mater), which premiered in October 2021. This is the amazing story of his Stabat Mater: It all …
