Utwory na płycie:

• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: I. Stabat Mater (Grave assai)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: II. Cujus animam (Allegro)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: III. Quae moerebat (Allegretto con moto)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: IV. Qui est homo (Adagio assai)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: V. Pro peccatis (Allegretto)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: VI. Eja Mater (Larghetto non tanto)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: VII. Tui Nati vulnerati (Allegro vivo)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: VIII. Virgo Virginum (Andantino)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: IX. Fac ut portem (Larghetto)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: X. Fac me plagis (Allegro comodo)
• Stabat Mater, Op. 61, G. 532: XI. Quando corpus (Andante lento)
• Quintette à cordes en Ut Mineur, Op. 45/1, G. 355: I. Adagio non tanto
• Quintette à cordes en Ut Mineur, Op. 45/1, G. 355: II. Allegro assai
• Quintette à cordes en Ut Mineur, Op. 45/1, G. 355: III. Tempo di minuetto
• Quintette à cordes en Ut Mineur, Op. 45/1, G. 355: IV. Finale - Presto

Stabat Mater, G.532
Quintette a cordes en Ut Mineur Op. 45, No. 1 "Opera Grande", G.355

Luigi Boccherini produced only a modest amount of sacred music. We know, however, that he wrote sacred works throughout his life. The work which most of all represents Boccherini’s vocal output in the eyes of the wider public is the Stabat Mater G. 532. It is the original version of the Stabat Mater composed in 1781 and scored for soprano and string quintet which is recorded here.

The Quintet op. 45 No.1 featured on this disc is an unfamiliar work. It was written during March 1792, at which time Boccherini was employed as composer to the court of King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia. Referred to as an “Opera Grande” according to Boccherini’s classification, the piece is considered to be one of the maturest works of Boccherini’s German period: at a time of significant development in the string quintet, the composer attains a rare harmonic and melodic balance in which the two cellos, never doubling one another, attain an almost symphonic autonomy that erases all trace of their one-time continuo role.

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Recorded on 18-22 April 2016, l'abbaye de Fontmorigny