Of all people, it was richard wagner who may have most contributed to the popularity of palestrina s eightvoiced stabat mater. The hymn title means stood the mother, full of grief. Stabat mater is a medieval latin poem in which the poet contemplates the sorrowing. Provided to youtube by supraphon stabat mater giovanni pierluigi da palestrina prazsky filharmonicky sborjosef veselka palestrina. Stabat mater the tallis scholars peter phillips performed a whole note below written pitch live recording at basilica santa maria.
A collection of chants in latin found in various places. Giovanni battista pergolesi january 4, 1710 march 16, 1736 was an italian composer, violinist and organist. The poem is the stabat mater, thought to be the work of the great laudapoet jacopone da todi. Stabat mater i palestrina i ars nova copenhagen youtube. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Missa brevis in f giovanni pierluigi da palestrina cpdl. The list below includes all pages in the category stabat mater.
Mar, 2020 stabat mater dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest latin hymns of all time. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina sicut cervuschoirsatb. The notre dame liturgical choir sings stabat mater by g. Stabat mater by faithnd faith nd free listening on. Pro cantione antiqua, palestrina, turner palestrina. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. It is based upon the prophecy of simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of his mother, mary. Title stabat mater dolorosa composer palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da. It is centered on the 20 verses of text that constitute the hymn of the same name. Sicut cervus giovanni pierluigi da palestrina sheet music.
Provided to youtube by universal music group palestrina. Download palestrina stabat mater in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. Instrumentation 8 voices or double chorus satbsatb or ssabssab. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that no more poignantly pathetic setting of the stabat mater than palestrina s has ever.
Aug 06, 2014 watch giovanni da palestrina adoramus te youtube liz lesar on dailymotion. Palestrina is an opera by the german composer hans pfitzner, first performed in 1917. Stabat mater for double chorus eightvoice, written around 1590. Original text and translations may be found at stabat. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina is considered by many the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. These words were first uttered in thirteenth century italy in an affective and emotional latin deovtional lyric. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrinastabat mater by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. Stabat mater les petits chanteurs du montroyal musica sacra. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina 1525 1594 was born in palestrina, italy. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. The composer referred to it as a musikalische legende musical legend, and wrote the libretto himself, based on a legend about the renaissance musician giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, who saves the art of contrapuntal music for the church in the sixteenth century, through his composition of the missa papae. See the page latest news for other works currently in progress. Stabat mater by giovanni da palestrina and richard wagner.
Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, italian renaissance composer of more than 105 masses and 250 motets, a master of contrapuntal composition. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina 1525 1594 stabat mater choir of king. Arrangement of giovanni pierluigi da palestrina s stabat mater for a double chorus of mixed voices soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with a german translation of the latin lyrics. In latin, the hymn consists of twenty couplets which describe the sorrows.
Stabat mater palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da imslp. Choir public domain request new version subscribers only. Stabat mater by cambridge david willcocks the choir of kings college from amazons classical music store. Pergolesi, palestrina and offenbach are all composers with names adopted from their home towns. Sequence for eight voices at the feast of the blessed virgin of the seven sorrows iscrivitisubscribe. His works were especially noted for their variety of form and type. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stabat mater pergolesi, palestrina and offenbach are all composers with names adopted from their home towns. Throughout the 20 verses meditating on marys feelings at the cross, every ounce of implied drama, of unsettled feeling, and of deep reflection is brought to bear on a performance of superbly crafted form, nuanced dynamics. Original text and translations may be found at stabat mater. Sep 15, 2015 sequence for eight voices at the feast of the blessed virgin of the seven sorrows iscrivitisubscribe.
This five disc set is a treasure trove of some of the finest palestrina that you will ever hear in one box set. Stabat mater giovanni pierluigi da palestrina choralwiki. Wagner discovered the work among the catholic music in dresden. Stabat mater dolorosa sistine chapel choir massimo palombella o crux benedicta. Wagners edition of palestrina s stabat mater 225 manuscript so that he could send it to liszt in connection with a planned breitkopf edition, which, however, was not realized. Universal edition receives german music edition award best edition for gustav mahlers titan adieu a special event with composer david ianni in honour of the grand duke jean of luxembourg. Stabat mater dolorosa the greatest latin hymn of all time. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina stabat mater for more. My wife hannie was browsing on internet some time ago, looking for a birthday present for me in connection with the stabat mater, and she found a real gem. Stabat mater the tallis scholars peter phillips performed a whole note below written pitch live recording at basilica santa maria maggiore, rome on 2 february 1994, the 400th. Listening intently to the multiple simultaneous voices, expertly delivered by kings college choir under sir david willcocks, is a thrilling experience. Thus his ineffable stabat mater ends not with the heavy spirit which has characterised most of its length.
It was composed in the late renaissance period sometime during the late 16th century. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Stabat mater is a motet for double chorus by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. This includes independent settings of the religious text. Chat about giovanni pierluigi da palestrina advertise with us. It is made up of the regions finest choral singers, and depending on. He is considered to be the most important italian composer of the sixteenth century and furthermore as the greatest composer of catholic church music, including more than 100 masses. Ein studie zum stabat mater, published in leipzig in.
Pergolesi was born in jesi, italy, where he studied music under francesco santini there before going to naples in 1725 where he studied under gaetano greco among others. Music for easter, includes palestrinas missa regina caeli and his famous stabat mater. Arrangement of giovanni pierluigi da palestrinas stabat mater for a double chorus of mixed voices soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with a german translation of the latin lyrics. Live performance at garnisonskirken in copenhagen on april 6th 2014. The choir sings miserere in english, the palestrina pieces in latin, while the enclosed booklet supplies english, french and german translations. From a letter of liszt to franz xaver witt written in 1873 we learn that liszt also made corrections to inaccuracies in the manuscript, as he called the. Provided to youtube by holding account stabat mater prague philharmonic choir, josef veselka prague philharmonic choir josef veselka anonymous giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Everybody interested in the stabat mater compositions will have heard of the book of carl heinrich bitter.
The choir of kings college, cambridge, sir david willcocks. The opening sequence, stabat mater, shows just what is admirable about this choir and the direction it receives. The repertoire, which includes the miserere by gregorio allegri 15821652 and the misaa papae marcelli, the motet tu es petrus and the imposing stabat mater by palestrina c. Palestrina stabat mater the cardinalls musick youtube.
In offenbachs case, it was his father who took the name of. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings classical archives. In offenbachs case, it was his father who took the name of the small city near frankfurt. Missa brevis in f giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. The tudor consort is a specialist early choral group based in wellington, new zealand. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. Stabat mater is a medieval latin poem in which the poet contemplates the sorrowing figure of the mother of christ weeping at the foot of the cross and begs that he may share her grief. Watch the video for stabat mater from giovanni pierluigi da palestrina s allegris miserere and palestrina s missa papae marcelli for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A doctoral thesis on stabat mater compositions the ultimate. Learn more about palestrinas life, music, and legacy. It is based upon the prophecy of simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of our lords mother, mary lk2.
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