Rossini: Stabat Mater (2003)

A masterpiece of nineteenth century sacred music, the Stabat Mater is a complex, multi-faceted work, a composition in which Rossini's melodic gift and dramatic genius truly shine. Only an exceptionally subtle performance can do justice to this work, and this performance of Riccardo Chailly conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra successfully captures the essence of this work, expressing the profoundly religious spirit of the music, a spirit that shines through Rossini's beautiful harmonies and melodies. Sensitive to ... Read More

A masterpiece of nineteenth century sacred music, the Stabat Mater is a complex, multi-faceted work, a composition in which Rossini's melodic gift and dramatic genius truly shine. Only an exceptionally subtle performance can do justice to this work, and this performance of Riccardo Chailly conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra successfully captures the essence of this work, expressing the profoundly religious spirit of the music, a spirit that shines through Rossini's beautiful harmonies and melodies. Sensitive to the many splendors of this composition, Chailly nevertheless imposes a unified interpretive conception, a conception based on the composer's fundamental intention: to express the full range of Mary's sorrow at the foot of the cross. There is an extraordinary synergy between the four soloists, the chorus, and the orchestra: under Chailly's direction, the orchestra attains a harmonic balance with the delicate textures of the voices. For example in the extraordinary "Quis est homo qui non... Read Less

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