Haydn, J.: Stabat Mater (1 CD)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Stabat Mater, Hob.XXbis

1. Stabat Mater dolorosa 00:06:34
2. O quam tristis et afflicta 00:05:06
3. Quis est homo qui non fleret 00:01:55
4. Quis non posset contristari 00:05:00
5. Pro peccatis suae gentis 00:02:59
6. Vidit suum dulcem natum 00:04:42
7. Eja Mater, fons amoris 00:02:59
8. Sancta Mater, istud agas 00:07:14
9. Fac me vere tecum flere 00:04:54
10. Virgo virginum praeclara 00:06:11
11. Flammis orci ne succendar 00:02:02
12. Fac me cruce custodiri 00:02:33
13. Quando corpus morietur 00:01:57
14. Paradisi gloria 00:03:11

Trinity Choir
Rebel Baroque Orchestra
Burdick

Together with the Missa Cellensis, the Stabat Mater (1767) was one of the first sacred works that Haydn composed in his new position as Kapellmeister of the Esterházy court. The Virgin Mary's vast range of emotions during the Crucifixion are reflected in Haydn's music through various musical techniques, including word-painting and even subtle elements of characterisation. Performed in Vienna in 1768, the Stabat Mater became Haydn's most popular sacred work and was circulated widely in his lifetime.