Rossini: Stabat Mater – Pappano CD with Netrebko & DiDonato

A great sacred music moment to enjoy at home

Settle in and let the voices draw you into the music. Gioachino Rossini’s Stabat Mater brings the gravity of its text together with the brilliance of vocal writing. Under Antonio Pappano, this CD makes room for fervour, drama and the beauty of flowing vocal lines.

A cast that invites attentive listening

Anna Netrebko, soprano, Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano, Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, bass, share the solo parts. They are joined by the Coro and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from Rome. Ciro Visco directs the chorus, with Antonio Pappano conducting the ensemble.

Mary at the Cross: music of compassion

The Stabat Mater text reflects on Mary’s sorrow beside the crucified Christ. Rossini gives it a musical expression in which sacred character and the sensitivity of bel canto respond to one another. It is a meeting with compassion and prayer, as well as the pleasure of hearing great voices carry an intense text.

Enjoy, share and give thoughtfully

Set aside an evening to listen, revisit a track after spiritual reading or share the album with a lover of singing. Its 57 minutes and 57 seconds bring the 10-track programme together on one CD. A thoughtful birthday or Christmas gift, or a lovely addition to your own sacred music collection.

Complete programme: 10 tracks with timings

1. Stabat Mater Dolorosa — 9:27
2. Cujus Animam Gementem — 6:16
3. Quis Est Homo — 6:20
4. Pro Peccatis Suae Gentis — 4:44
5. Eja, Mater, Fons Amoris — 4:32
6. Sancta Mater, Istud Agas — 7:17
7. Fac, Ut Portem Christi Mortem — 4:35
8. Inflammatus Et Accensus — 4:43
9. Quando Corpus Morietur — 4:16
10. Amen. In Sempiterna Saecula — 5:43

Questions about your Rossini Stabat Mater CD

Who conducts this recording?

Antonio Pappano conducts the choir and orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Ciro Visco is the chorus director.

Which soloists are featured?

Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.

Do I need to know the work to enjoy this CD?

No. The beauty of the voices and the expressive music welcome first-time listeners and those returning to a favourite work alike.