This page lists all recordings of Stabat Mater, by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) on CD, SACD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Baroque Voices 11 - Pergolesi & Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
A classic of Baroque music, the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi (he wrote it when he was twenty-four and he died two years later) is a constant source of emotion. This superb recording by Rinaldo Alessandrini brings out all the beauty and expression of this work. “This is a totally Italianate performance of both high drama and moving pathos...Alessandrini's instrumental support could not be more telling, and the recording is made in an ideal acoustic.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Susanne Rydén (soprano) & Mikael Bellini (countertenor) Members of the Stockholm Baroque Orchestra, Maria Lindal “Susanne Rydén has a wonderfully pure but sensual voice and a fine declamatory manner.” International Record Review | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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“Alessandro Scarlatti's celebrated Stabat mater was commissioned by a confraternity of aristocrats, the Cavalieri della Vergine dei Dolori, for its annual Lenten service at the Franciscan church of San Luigi in Naples. It remained in use until the confraternity commissioned Pergolesi to compose his famous setting to supplant Scarlatti's old-fashioned music. Both Pergolesi and Scarlatti composed for limited resources, each using two solo voices, two violins and basso continuo. Scarlatti's setting is by no means inferior to Pergolesi's but remains much less familiar, despite several excellent recordings.
This ATMA recording boasts a beautifully captured atmospheric sound, with the perfect amount of reverberation. Daniel Taylor gives an understated and gentle performance. His solos, especially the longest movement, 'Iuxta crucem tecum stare', are the best elements of a performance that is spiritually contemplative rather than dramatic, although the final 'Amen' duet contains dynamic energy.
Although Emma Kirkby's attention to text and style is as admirable as ever, she does not sound at ease and compensates for the loss of clarity by under-singing. Her voice is pinched and vulnerable in some of the divisions during 'Fac ut ardeat'. The Theatre of Early Music excellently capture the contrasts and subtleties in Scarlatti's instrumental parts.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Daniel Taylor gives an understated and gentle performance. His solos, especially the longest movement, 'luxta crucem tecum stare', are the best elements of a performance that is spiritually contemplative rather than dramatic, although the final 'Amen' duet contains dynamic energy. The Theatre of Early Music, presumably under Daniel Taylor's artistic direction, excellently captures the contrasts and subtleties in Scarlatti's instrumental parts.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2006 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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plus: Brahms: Motets, songs and sacred chants J.S.Bach: Motets
Founded by Michel Corboz in 1961, the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne is made up of vocal and musical personalities who are perfectly in phase with its conductor’s tastes and requirements. This enables the ensemble to tackle an extremely wide repertoire that covers the history of music from the early Baroque (Monteverdi, Carissimi) to the 20th century (Poulenc, Honegger). This fine super budget box set firmly demonstrates their vocal skill in this Sacred Music collection. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus Jean Lionnet reconstruction A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus Messe vidi turbam magnam A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus De ore prudentis A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus Repleti sunt omnes A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus Cantate domino A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus Miserere mei, Deus Charles Burney edition of 1771 A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus | Bach, J S: | Mass in B minor, BWV232 Marc Minkowski | Monteverdi: | Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble, Rinaldo Alessandrini | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto) Rinaldo Alessandrini | Scarlatti, A: | Stabat Mater Rinaldo Alessandrini |
“For once, the apparent hyperbole is simple statement of fact: the four albums compiled together here are all indeed masterpieces of baroque music, delivered with grace and majesty by outstanding performers.” The Independent, 29th December 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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