• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.2 x 0.5 x 12.5 cm; 100 g
• EAN ‏ : ‎ 8032745510515
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import
• Release date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2007
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Potenza, Zinojeva, Pal
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Pan Dreams
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Stabat Mater is a musical setting of the homonimous sequence, composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi in 1736, during the final weeks of his life. Though many pieces catalogued as Pergolesi's are clearly spurious, a manuscript of the Stabat Mater in his handwriting has been preserved, this confirming his authorship. The work was written for a Neapolitan confraternity, the Confraternità dei Cavalieri di San Luigi di Palazzo, which had also commissioned a Stabat Mater from Alessandro Scarlatti. It has since become one of Pergolesi's most celebrated sacred works, achieving great popularity after the his death. Jean-Jacques Rousseau showed appreciation for the work, praising the opening movement as "the most perfect and touching duet to come from the pen of any composer". Many composers adapted the work in various ways. The piece itself is divided into twelve movements, each named after the incipit of the text. Much of the music is based on Pergolesi's earlier setting of the Dies Irae sequence. The score calls for soprano and alto soloists, violin I and II, viola, and basso continuo (cello and organ).

Pergolesi’s famous Stabat mater, a work for two soloists, strings and continuo quickly became a success throughout Europe. However there are numerous indications that it was also performed by choirs from very early on. Particular movements were very probably sung by a two-part choir, whilst the arias were kept for the soloists. In this edition, the outer movements and no. 8 are now scored for three-part choir (Sop, MezSop, Alto) in contrast to the solo aria movements. Three further movements are set as trios for three solo voices. The added parts are derived from the existing musical material. These lend this well-known work a completely new charm and provide a welcome addition to the repertoire for choral concerts. The arranger Malcolm Bruno is the editor of the Urtext edition of the Stabat mater (BA 7679) and a renowned expert in 18th century Italian music. - For performance material use original edition BA 7679 - Arrangement for female choir (Sop, MezSop, Alto) based on the Bärenreiter Urtext edition of the original work - Clear, straightforward piano reduction