Luxemburg Philharmonic / Wiener Singverein Rossini: Stabat Mater CD

For their first recording with harmonia mundi, Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg revisit Rossini's famous Stabat Mater. This work, composed after the premature end of his operatic career, has sometimes been criticized for it's element of brilliance and it's exceptional vocal refinement. But that is also what makes it a unique and spellbinding work. The team assembled for this recording have perfectly understood this and dare to present a reading that is as moving as it is exhilarating.

1. I. Introduzione "Stabat Mater Dolorosa". Andante Moderato 2. II. Aria "Cujus Animam Gementem". Allegretto Maestoso 3. III. Duetto "Quis Est Homo". Largo 4. IV. Aria "Pro Peccatis". Allegretto Maestoso 5. V. Coro E Recitativo "Eja, Mater". Andante Mosso 6. VI. Quartetto "Sancta Mater". Allegretto Moderato 7. VII. Cavatina "Fac Ut Portem". Andante Grazioso 8. VIII. Aria E Coro "Inflammatus". Andante Maestoso 9. IX. Quartetto "Quando Corpus Morietur". Andante 10. X. Finale "In Sempiterna Sµcula". Allegro