Two of Bach's finest cantatas, both for solo alto, composed in Weimar (1714) and Leipzig (1726) respectively, are here coupled with Pergolesi's Stabat Mater of 1736, the eighteenth century's favourite sacred work. The gap between austere Lutheran piety and searing Mediterranean emotionalism might seem unbridgeable. Yet Bach so admired the composition of his Neapolitan colleague that he made his own 'parody' of it to a German text. On this recording, La Nuova Musica and it's two eminent soloists display equal mastery of both idioms.

Tracklist:

Stabat Mater, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa. Grave
Stabat Mater, P. 77: II. Cujus animam gementem. Andante amoroso
Stabat Mater, P. 77: III. O quam tristis et afflicta. Larghetto
Stabat Mater, P. 77: IV. Quae moerebat et dolebat. Allegro
Stabat Mater, P. 77: V. Quis est homo. Largo
Stabat Mater, P. 77: VI. Vidit suum dulcem natum. Tempo giusto
Stabat Mater, P. 77: VII. Eja mater fons amoris. Andantino
Stabat Mater, P. 77: VIII. Fac ut ardeat cor meum. Allegro
Stabat Mater, P. 77: IX. Sancta mater, istud agas. Tempo giusto
Stabat Mater, P. 77: X. Fac ut portem Christi mortem. Largo
Stabat Mater, P. 77: XI. Inflammatus et accensus. Allegro ma non troppo
Stabat Mater, P. 77: XII. Quando corpus morietur. Largo assai - Amen. Presto assai
Sonata a quattro in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 4 (Imitatio in Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae): I. Andante
Sonata a quattro in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 4 (Imitatio in Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae): II. Adagio
Sonata a quattro in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 4 (Imitatio in Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae): III. Allegro
Salve a duo: I. Salve Regina. Largo
Salve a duo: II. Mater misericordiae. Andante
Salve a duo: III. Ad te clamamus. Largo
Salve a duo: IV. Eia ergo. Allegro
Salve a duo: V. Et Jesum. Andante
Salve a duo: VI. O Clemens. Largo

UPC: 3149020943052
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release Date: 5.14.21
Format: CD

Ensemble Resonanz / Riccardo Minasi - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (CD)