Boccherini - Stabat Mater; Mendelssohn - Salve Regina | Carus CAR83470

Boccherini - Stabat Mater; Mendelssohn - Salve Regina

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Label: Carus

Cat No: CAR83470

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 13th April 2017

Contents

Artists

Dorothee Mields (soprano)
Salagon Quartet
Miriam Shalinsky (double bass)

Works

Boccherini, Luigi

Stabat Mater, G532

Mendelssohn, Felix

Salve Regina

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

String Quartet no.16 in E flat major, K428

Artists

Dorothee Mields (soprano)
Salagon Quartet
Miriam Shalinsky (double bass)

About

Although vocal music accounts for only a small part of Luigi Boccherini’s works, his Stabat Mater in F minor, G532, 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, K428, and the Salve Regina by Felix Mendelssohn: composed in 1824, it is frequently considered one of the youthful composer’s best works.

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