Composer(s): Dvořák, Antonín
Conductor(s): Shafer, Robert
Orchestra(s): Washington Orchestra
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.555301-02
Barcode: 0747313530120
Release Date: 06/2002

DVOŘÁK, A.: Stabat Mater / Psalm 149 (Washington Chorus and Orchestra, Shafer)

As the composer of 11 operas – and indeed, having initially earned his living as a viola-player in a theatre orchestra – it may be said that Dvořák had a well-founded understanding of the dramatic possibilities of the texts he chose to set. The enormous popularity of his works with choral societies throughout Europe further attests to his skill in expressing the meaning of a text in suitably evocative and memorable music. His Stabat Mater traverses a course of sad contemplation, culminating in a great hymn to the glory of Paradise and a splendidly optimistic final Amen. The contrasting setting (in Czech) of Psalm 149 (“O sing unto the Lord a new song”) is a heartfelt hymn of praise.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Dvořák, Antonín
Todi, Jacopone da - Lyricist
Simpson, Marietta (mezzo-soprano)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
Brewer, Christine (soprano)
Aler, John (tenor)
Gao, Ding (baritone)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
1Stabat mater dolorosa19:17
Brewer, Christine (soprano)
Simpson, Marietta (mezzo-soprano)
Aler, John (tenor)
Gao, Ding (baritone)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
2Quis est homo?09:33
Brewer, Christine (soprano)
Simpson, Marietta (mezzo-soprano)
Aler, John (tenor)
Gao, Ding (baritone)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
3Eia, mater07:11
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
4Fac ut ardeat cor meum08:24
Gao, Ding (baritone)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
5Tui nati vulnerati05:27
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
6Fac me tecum flere06:41
Aler, John (tenor)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
7Virgo virginum praeclara06:39
Aler, John (tenor)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Fac ut portem Christi mortem05:12
Brewer, Christine (soprano)
Aler, John (tenor)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
2Inflammatus et accensus06:01
Simpson, Marietta (mezzo-soprano)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
3Quando corpus morietur08:08
Brewer, Christine (soprano)
Simpson, Marietta (mezzo-soprano)
Aler, John (tenor)
Gao, Ding (baritone)
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
Dvořák, Antonín
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)
4Psalm CXLIX, Op. 7908:46
Washington Chorus (Choir)
Washington Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shafer, Robert (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:31:19