Agostino Steffani (1654-1728): Stabat Mater

Decca 478 5336, 2013


Stabat Mater
[1]Stabat mater dolorosa (S2[CB]) 2'11
[2]Cujus animam gementem (Chorus)
O quam tristis et afflicta (S1, S2, T1) 2'00
[3]Quis est homo (A)
Quis non posset (T1) 2'46
[4]Pro peccatis suae gentis (Chorus) 1'18
[5]Vidit suum dulcem natum (B) 1'07
[6]Eia mater, fons amoris (S1, S2, Chorus)
Fac ut ardeat cor meum (T1, T2)
Sancta Mater, istud agas (S2[FF], Chorus)
Tui nati vulnerati (S1, S2) 4'15
[7]Fac me vere, tecum flere (Chorus)
Juxta crucem tecum stare (T1) 2'26
[8]Virgo virginum preclara (A, T1[JP], B) 1'29
[9]Fac ut portem Christi mortem (S1, S2, T1[JP]) 1'02
[10]Fac me plagis vulnerari (B) 1'07
[11]Inflammatus et accensus (A[JP], T1)
Fac me cruce custodiri (B) 1'28
[12]Quando corpus morietur (Chorus)
Fac, ut animae donetur paradisi gloria (Chorus) 3'58
[13]Beatus vir (Chorus)5'16
[14]Non plus me ligate (S)6'22
[15]Triduanas a Domino (Chorus)2'51
Laudate pueri
[16]Laudate pueri (S1, S2, Chorus)
Sit nomen Domini benedictum (S1, S2, B)
A solis ortu (Chorus)
Excelsus super omnes (A[DB], T[JP])
Quis sicut Dominus (S1, S2, A[?], T[?], B, Chorus)
Suscitans a terra inopem (S1[FF])
Ut collocet eum (S2[FF])
Qui habitare fecit (A[JP], T[DB], B)
Gloria patri (S1, S2, Chorus)
Sicut erat in principio (Chorus)
Amen (S1, S2, A[JP], T[DB], B, Chorus) 9'35
Sperate in Deo
[17]Sperate in Deo (S1, S2)
Ecce laurus triumphales (S1, S2)
Gaudete in Domino (S1, S2)
Armis fidei pugnemus (B, Chorus)
Sunt breves (T)
Anicetum imitemur (B)
Veloces currite (S1, S2, Chorus)
Innumeri sunt hostes (Chorus)
Militia facta est (S1, S2, Chorus)
Constantes animo (S1, S2)
Gaudet justus (S1, S2, A, Chorus)
Qui legime certat coronatur (Chorus) 12'57
Qui diligit Mariam
[18]Qui diligit Mariam diligit vitam (Chorus)
Tempus est de somna surgere (B)
Qui diligit Mariam diligit vitam (Chorus)
Non pavescat lethales horrores (S1, S2)
Haec mater pulchrae dilectionis (Chorus)
Sola Maria est mundi clara lux (Chorus)
Haec potest flagella (Chorus)
Qui diligit Mariam possidet coelum (Chorus) 10'04
total time72'40


Stabat mater:
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano (S1/2)
Franco Fagioli, sopranista (S1/2) and countertenor (A)
Daniel Behle, tenor (T1)
Julian Prégardien, haute-contre (A) and tenor (T2)
Salvo Vitale, bass (B)

Non plus me ligate:
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano (S)

Laudate pueri:
Nuria Rial, soprano (S1)
Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, soprano (S2)
Franco Fagioli, sopranista (S1/2)
Daniel Behle, haute-contre (A) and tenor (T)
Julian Prégardien, haute-contre (A) and tenor (T)
Salvo Vitale, bass (B)

Sperate in Deo:
Nuria Rial, soprano (S1)
Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, soprano (S2)
Elena Carzaniga, alto (A)
Julian Prégardien, tenor (T)
Salvo Vitale, bass (B)

Qui diligit Mariam:
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano (S1)
Franco Fagioli, sopranista (S2)
Salvo Vitale, bass (B)

Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera (with soloists), Lugano

I Barocchisti (on period instruments):
cornet, 3 trombones, strings (4 vl., 3 vle., 2 vc., 3 vdg.) and b.c. (vlne., 3 thb., 3 keyb.)

direction: Diego Fasolis

recording: January to April 2013, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano/Switzerland