Stabat Mater

[Pulcinella]

Having said on the BAL thread for Vivaldi's Stabat Mater that my desert island Stabat Mater would be Part's, on looking through my CD collection today I was suprised to realise how many other settings I had, and am a little ashamed to admit that there are several I don't know very well, and may not even have listened to!

Which is your favourite setting, and why?

[Beef Oven!]

Having said on the BAL thread for Vivaldi's Stabat Mater that my desert island Stabat Mater would be Part's, on looking through my CD collection today I was suprised to realise how many other settings I had, and am a little ashamed to admit that there are several I don't know very well, and may not even have listened to!

Which is your favourite setting, and why?

My favourite is the Dvorak, which is not liked in this forum, it seems.

My reason is that it was one of the first choral works that I became familiar with some years back - sentimental reasons count?

[jean]

I love the Palestrina for its great simplicity.

The Pergolesi is a fine work, if a bit late for my taste.

For sheer kitsch, there's the Rossini.

But if I have to choose one, it must be the John Browne from the Eton Choirbook.

[Pulcinella]

Thanks, Jean, for reminding me of the Browne setting, which I had completely forgotten, and realise that I have in two recordings: Taverner Choir/Parrott (coupled with Carver and Taverner) and The Sixteen/Christophers, in their 5CD set of music from the Eton Choirbook I was given as a present and haven't yet got round to listening to! The Sixteen CD also has settings by Davy and Cornysh, which I didn't realise I had.

That's today's listening sorted, then!

[ardcarp]

...not quite. You could have a stab at this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXBjq4465EM

[grandchant]

The Rossini Stabat Mater is brilliant

[ardcarp]

I can't recall (stupidly) whether it's the Rossini or the Dvorak SM that has a top D flat for the solo tenor. It's a bit of a nut-cracker anyway.

[Beef Oven!]

I can't recall (stupidly) whether it's the Rossini or the Dvorak SM that has a top D flat for the solo tenor. It's a bit of a nut-cracker anyway.

Cujus animam, Rossini.

[mercia]

anyone know this Stanford ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHIrNkQgIKg

[ardcarp]

Cujus animam, Rossini.

Thanks, Beef. It ought to be hard-wired into my brain, but perhaps I've tried to block it out!

Thanks for the Stanford tip, mercia. Good ole Hickox championing these English minor masterpieces.

[vinteuil]

Thanks for the Stanford tip, mercia. Good ole Hickox championing these English minor masterpieces.

.

[Nick Armstrong]

The Rossini Stabat Mater is brilliant

.

[mangerton]

.

Quite! I sang in it forty or so years ago, and I can still remember cujus animam - and the chorus doesn't even sing that bit.

[mercia]

this Poulenc must have been on TV sometime but I don't remember it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hyUSGEMXoc

[fsharpminor]

Scarlatti