Performer: Anna Prohaska, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA739
Release: 2023
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Holst: 4 Songs, for voice and violin, Op. 35
01. I. Jesu Sweet
02. Vogelweide: Palästinalied
Crumb: Black Angels
03. III. Return, God-music
04. Dufay: Ave maris stella
Martin: Maria-Triptychon
05. I. Ave Maria
Victoria: Ave Maria
Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24
07. Pt. 1: Berceuse
08. anon.: Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging
Martin: Maria-Triptychon
09. II. Magnificat
10. Lotti: Crucifixus a 10
11. Boulanger L: Pie Jesu
12. Kopatchinskaja: Felino
13. Hildegard: O rubor sanguinis
Haydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:1
14. IV. Sonata No. 3 “Mulier, ecce filius tuus”
Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24
15. Pt. 4: Wiederum Wiederum
Martin: Maria-Triptychon
16. III. Stabat Mater
17. Eisler: Lied der Kupplerin
Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Pt. 3
18. Der Coitus als Bestrafung
Haydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:1
19. IX. Il Terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
20. Caldara: Per il mar del pianto mio (from Maddalena à piedi di Cristo)
Soprano Anna Prohaska and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja are both well known for their taste for eclecticism, experimentation and adventure. As they are also are friends, it was only to be expected that one day they would devise and record a programme together, and here it is: Maria Mater Meretrix… What is the relationship between Hildegard von Bingen and Gustav Holst, Antonio Caldara and Lili Boulanger? The two musicians and their partners in Camerata Bern explore the image of woman through ten centuries of music: the figure of the Virgin Mary – among other works, the triptych Magnificat – Ave Maria – Stabat Mater (1967/68) by Frank Martin, an unclassifiable composer whom both artists venerate – but also Mary Magdalene, in pieces by Caldara and Kurtág. The Saint, the Mother, the Whore… The expression of two women musicians of today, a journey full of meaning and a sensory exploration featuring solos, duets, quartets and works for large orchestra.