
Although vocal music accounts for only a small part of Luigi Boccherini’s works
, his
Stabat Mater
G. 532 is one of the most exquisite settings of this sequence from the
13th century. The first version is recorded here; it is scored for
soprano and string quintet and dates from 1781. It captivates the
listener by the intimacy of Boccherini’s musical language which is
particularly suited to the contemplative poetry depicting Mary’s anguish
during her son’s crucifixion. One could wish for no better performer of
this subtle sacred music than the incomparable Dorothee Mields; she is
accompanied
by the Salagon Quartet augmented by double bass. The
recording is complemented by Mozart’s
String Quartet in E flat major KV 428 and the
Salve Regina by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: composed in 1824
, it is frequently considered one of the youthful composer’s best works.
(Carus Music)
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