'Stabat Mater'

Philippa Hyde-soprano
Paul Esswood-counter-tenor
Adrian Butterfield, Oliver Webber-violins
Katherine McGillivray-viola
Jennifer Janse-cello
Andrew Durban-violone
Lynda Sayce-theorbo
Helen Rogers-harpsichord and chamber organ

Pergolesi's masterpiece, the 'Stabat Mater' written just before his death at the tender age of 26, is performed here alongside Alessandro Scarlatti's superb 'Salve Regina'. Bach's glorious and joyful harpsichord concerto in A major is also included along with one of Vivaldi's earliest concertos in an evening of unsurpassed beauty.

 

Antonio Vivaldi
Cello concerto in G minor
Alessandro Scarlatti
Motet 'Salve Regina'
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord concerto in A major
     
INTERVAL
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Motet 'Stabat Mater'