Elaine L. Bearer is an accomplished American composer and neuroscientist, whose career spans the realms of music and science. Her musical journey began at The Manhattan School of Music, where …
Latest additions: Finotti, Helisek and Garcia
The founder of the Ultimate Stabat Mater Website, Hans van der Velden (1937 – 2005), has meticulously kept track of the growing number of composers in his collection. This week, …
‘Tearfully’: our latest addition from Poland
We are excited to introduce Tearfully, a captivating CD featuring Roman Padlewski’s Stabat Mater. Padlewski, born in 1915 in Moscow, was a Polish composer, pianist, violinist, conductor, musicologist, and music …
New Stabat: Princess Amalie von Sachsen
Although MUSIC may be a feminine word, la musica, women themselves were in the background for centuries. A woman could/may sing sweetly, but composing, conducting, and playing music was for …
Stabat Mater in Breton language
We are delighted with the discovery of the Stabat Mater sung in Breton language by Yann-Fañch Kemener. Yann-Fañch Kemener was a singer and an ethno musicological researcher. He was born …
New: Two woman composers
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
Duo Mignarda: lute player and mezzo soprano
Our cordial contact with Mignarda started in the early years of our Ulimate Stabat Mater Website. Duo Mignarda: Ron Andrico, lute player and Donna Stewart, mezzo soprano from Cleveland, Ohio, …