Mrs Stine Balslev from Denmark pointed my attention to the soundtrack of a German TV mini series Eight Days. She thought most of the lyrics on the album are from …
Stabat Mater, Rock Opera?
Thanks to Mr. Antonio Nardi from Italy I learned about a new Stabat Mater ‘style’, composed by the Italian singer-songwriter, composer and television host, Franco Simone. Listening to his Symphonic …
New: Flagello and Carr
Courtesy of Mr. Hubert Maillard from Switzerland I could add two new Stabat Mater compositions to my site. The first one is by Nicolas Flagello (1928-1994) who composed a Stabat …
Federico Bruno
Federico Bruno contacted me and informed me about the special history of his Stabat Mater composition. Federico was born in Rome and when he was a child he sang as …
New: In Sorrow’s Footsteps
I was recently again surprised by a present from Mr. Hubert Maillard from Switzerland. He sent to me the CD by the Marian Consort: In Sorrow’s footsteps. The CD has …
Pergolesi’s Stabat with saxophones
I would like to write a post, at last, about my favourite ensemble playing Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. It has been a long time (I think in 2006) since I visited …
PIETÀ from Portugal
I got in touch with Mr. Eugénio Rodrigues, a Portuguese composer who lived and studied in the USA before moving back to Portugal, where he lives in Lousã, the town …
New: Wishful Singing
Moore’s Stabat is a part of her composition Lux Aeterna: Vivid, commissioned by November Music Festival in association with the Hieronymus Bosch Foundation for the city of ‘s Hertogenbosch in …
Pergolesi’s Stabat with Dance
Usually, when I talk with people about Stabat Mater and my CD collection, I often hear them say: oh Pergolesi! Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater is undoubtedly not only the best known …
New: Osvaldo Guidotti
I just added another Italian composer Osvaldo Guidotti. Barbara Seppi from Germany was kind enough to inform me about Guidotti’s Stabat Mater and sent it to me for free. Thank …
