Lennox Berkeley : Stabat Mater/Radio 3 14th June 2016

[EdgeleyRob]

Interesting looking concert tomorrow evening.
I have some LB choral music but I don't know the Stabat Mater so I'm really looking forward to this..
Unusual scoring,6 soloists and chamber group.
Anyone familiar with it ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dkj6b

[ardcarp]

I really, really enjoyed this concert and especially LB's Stabat Mater (about 52 mins from the start). What a lovely piece!!! And the voices of the Marian Consort were so fresh and straight, and so ably accompanied by the Berkeley Ensemble that the whole thing was transparent and clear. I wonder why this piece is not better-known? It was the first time I've (knowingly) heard it.

Here's the whole programme:


Judith Weir: Ave Regina Caelorum
Matthew Martin: Ave Virgo Sanctissima
Michael Berkeley: Catch Me If You Can
Hilary Campbell: Ave Maria

8.00pm Interval

Michael Berkeley: Touch Light
Lennox Berkeley: Stabat Mater

The Marian Consort
The Berkeley Ensemble
David Wordsworth (conductor).

[EdgeleyRob]

Yes I agree,a wonderful concert and the Berkeley Stabat Mater was certainly the highlight.
I am not a musician or singer but would think this by no means an easy piece to perform so well,the instrumental parts especially virtuosic at times.
The same forces have recorded it at Snape Maltings for future release.
If you listen on I player keep with it for the Clarke,RVW and Bridge afters.

[EdgeleyRob]

Well you wait so long for a Lennox Berkeley Stabat Mater,then 2 turn up


This title will be released on September 9, 2016.

[ardcarp]

Wow. How long has that been sitting in the archive?

[Stanfordian]

Well you wait so long for a Lennox Berkeley Stabat Mater,then 2 turn up


This title will be released on September 9, 2016.

I'm afraid a number of the private tape recordings of BBC concerts recently issued on Lyrita have not been to my taste mainly owing to the sound quality.

[EdgeleyRob]

Wow. How long has that been sitting in the archive?

BBC broadcast 1st March 1965 according to the cd back cover

[EdgeleyRob]

I'm afraid a number of the private tape recordings of BBC concerts recently issued on Lyrita have not been to my taste mainly owing to the sound quality.

Sometimes the music shines through Stan.

[antongould]

Managed to catch up with this on iplayer really enjoyed it, the concert, presentation and afters - cheers ER ...

[EdgeleyRob]

Managed to catch up with this on iplayer really enjoyed it, the concert, presentation and afters - cheers ER ...

Glad you enjoyed it Anton

[Stanfordian]

Sometimes the music shines through Stan.

I've not heard them all but I've heard a few and sound quality puts me off. But that's just me, I suppose. I've always tended to prefer the modern digital recordings. I could never really enjoy Radio Luxembourg in the 1960s owing to the sound quality.