Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Performer: Wiener Singverein, Maria Agresta, Daniela Barcellona, René Barbera, Carlo Lepore
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM905355
Release: 2022
Size: 972 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Stabat Mater
01. I. Introduzione “Stabat Mater dolorosa”. Andante moderato
02. II. Aria “Cujus animam gementem”. Allegretto maestoso
03. III. Duetto “Quis est homo”. Largo
04. IV. Aria “Pro peccatis”. Allegretto maestoso
05. V. Coro e Recitativo “Eja, Mater”. Andante mosso
06. VI. Quartetto “Sancta Mater”. Allegretto moderato
07. VII. Cavatina “Fac ut portem”. Andante grazioso
08. VIII. Aria e Coro “Inflammatus”. Andante maestoso
09. IX. Quartetto “Quando corpus morietur”. Andante
10. X. Finale “In sempiterna sæcula”. Allegro
For their first recording with harmonia mundi, Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg revisit Rossini’s famous Stabat Mater.
This work, composed after the premature end of his operatic career, has sometimes been criticised for its element of brilliance and its exceptional vocal refinement. But that is also what makes it a unique and spellbinding work.
The team assembled for this recording have perfectly understood this and dare to present a reading that is as moving as it is exhilarating.