We just added the Stabat Mater from Juan Bautista Cansino (1854), one of seven Stabat Maters that Cansino composed. Juan Bautista Cansino was born ca 1826 in Malaga, Spain. After …
New: Gravina and Muscat from Malta
We are delighted to present two new composers, both with their roots in Malta: Euchar Gravina and Christopher Muscat. A special touch is that Muscat leads not only the performance …
Two Stabats from Bonaventura Petit
We have added two Stabat Maters by the French composer Bonaventure François Joseph Petit, (Prades 1811- Perpignan 1901). He received his first piano and harmony lessons from his father and …
New: Emperor Leopold I
We just added the Stabat Mater by Emperor Leopold I (1640 – 1705), son of emperor Ferdinand III. He lived in Vienna. As a child he was taught the harpsichord …
New Italian Stabat by Giacomo Sellitto
Giacomo Sellitto (Naples , July 28, 1701 – Naples , November 20, 1763) was a Italian composer, of both sacred music and music for the theatre, and singing teacher. Naples …
Arabic Good Friday songs by Fairuz
Mr. Max Elia was so kind as to bring our attention to an album titled Good Friday Eastern Sacred Songs which he bought on an trip to Beirut many years …
New: Rémond and Tanguy
We just added two new French composers to the collection: Eric Tanguy’s Stabat has been written in memory of Vivaldi’s Stabat, which he heard as a child. This piece is for him one of the most beautiful works there is…
Stabat Mater on barrel organ
Mr. and Mrs. Lee from Baltimore were kind enough to inform me about an extraordinary cd with a Stabat Mater: plain song in alternation with organ, the famous restored barrel …
Stabat Mater by Nicola Burnett Smith and Phil Vernon
It is truly fascinating that even today people are inspired to set the old, medieval Stabat Mater text to music. I always love to discover new composers, both from the …
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New: Stephen Paulus
I just added the Stabat Mater from Stephen Paulus (1949 – 2014), an American composer. It was on the cd American Declarations from the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus conducted by …
