Mar 07, 2017 steffani did not accompany the elector george to england. Agostino steffani 25 july 1654 12 february 1728 was an italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer. International music score library project imdbp strives to categorize every single piece of music ever written. Agostino steffani 1654 1728 was not only a composer and musician kapellmeister to the court in hanover, but beside that he was a priest titular bishop. Apr 03, 2015 the numinous opening sequence of the steffani stabat mater, with soloist jennifer ellis kampani. At a very early age he was admitted as a chorister at san marco, venice. Salvatore vitale, cecilia bartoli, daniel behle, franco fagioli. In 1997 i created the ultimate stabat mater website for hans with the program frontpage. Jul 05, 2014 cecilia bartoli, diego fasolis agostino steffani. Agostino steffani 1654 1728 was not only a composer and musician kapellmeister to the court in hanover, but beside that he was a priest titular bishop and diplomat. Bartolis groundbreaking recording and video opened up a whole new world of incredibly beautiful and.
Agostino steffani, roughly contemporary with arcangelo corelli, worked mostly in germany and was known across the continent for his operatic music. Stabat mater by agostino steffani score sheet music for. Agostino steffani 1654 1728 stabat mater 1728 a 6 voci, coro, archi e basso continuo coro della radio svizzera diego fasolis i barocchisti rene clemencic nellimmagine. Uhd video from the voices of music concert, march, 2015. As an opera composer, he was highly sensitive to words and their emotional expression in music, evident in this stabat mater, written as his last and greatest work in his own words shortly before his death in 1728. Agostino steffani 25 july 1654 1 12 february 1728 2 was an italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer. Agostino steffani stabat mater sacred choral music world premiere recordings cecilia bartoli daniel behle franco fagioli julian pregardien salvo vitale coro della radiotelevisione svizzera i barocchisti diego fasolis. Cecilia bartoli continues her exploration of steffanis music by championing his last and greatest masterpiece her first stabat mater since the. He even mediated in one of the frequent disputes between the emperor and the pope. Stabat mater by bachs contemporary, agostino steffani. Italian madrigal resource center italian madrigals, particularly from the. An 1816 lithography of agostino steffani from an unknown original.
Catholic encyclopedia 19agostino steffani wikisource. The slightly later stabat mater by agostino steffani is cast in a more traditional baroque soundworld. Danze e ouvertures the inspired conductor of mission directs an album of music from steffanis operas as a companion release to cecilia bartolis stabat mater. Agostino steffani, fodd 25 juli 1654 i castelfranco veneto, dod 12 februari 1728 i frankfurt am main under en resa, var en italiensk ecklesiolog, diplomat och kompositor. Some of it was championed by mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli on her daring mission album. Biber requiem steffani stabat mater dhm 05472 77344 2 pw. Agostino steffani, diego fasolis, i barocchisti, nuria rial, cecilia bartoli, daniel behle, franco fagioli, julian pregardian, salvo vitale, coro della.
Cecilia bartolis exploration of the music of steffani continues on from her bestselling recording mission with an album of the celebrated stabat mater alongside steffanis greatest sacred works for chorus, orchestra and soloists. As an opera composer, he was highly sensitive to words and their emotional expression in music, evident in this stabat mater, written as his last and greatest work. The numinous opening sequence of the steffani stabat mater, with soloist jennifer ellis kampani. Wideranging selection of free early music scores by genre, composer, and instrument. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
It is for the breathtaking sonority of two violins, three violas. The title comes from its first line, stabat mater dolorosa, which means the sorrowful mother was standing the hymn is sung at the liturgy on the memorial of our lady of. Stabat mater by lajos rovatkaywestfalische kantoreicapella agostino steffani on amazon music. Nov 27, 2012 agostino steffani 1654 1728 stabat mater 1728 a 6 voci, coro, archi e basso continuo coro della radio svizzera diego fasolis i barocchisti rene clemencic nellimmagine. Its author may be either the franciscan friar jacopone da todi or pope innocent iii.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Hdtracks cecilia bartolis exploration of the music of steffani continues on from her bestselling recording mission with an album of the celebrated stabat mater alongside steffanis greatest sacred works. The two met on more than one occasion, steffani readily recognising the young mans genius and putting in a good word for him in appropriate quarters. Stabat mater by agostino steffani score sheet music for soloists. Yet handels dixit dominus was a youthful work written in 1707, long before steffanis stabat mater which was the italians final, mature masterpiece composed in 172728 shortly before he died. The stabat mater has often been ascribed to jacopone da todi, ofm ca. Porter institute for poetics and semiotics stabat mater authors.
Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. The official publication of the american choral directors association is choral journal. Steffani stabat mater cecilia bartoli 1 cd download. For this reason, a movement from this work was included in the concert, as was handels revision to the march from his opera riccardo primo, which was used for the coronation of george ii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I knew very little about agostino steffani and his music. Stabat mater cecilia bartoli, i barocchisti, diego fasolis on allmusic 20 agostino steffani, roughly contemporary with. His notes on the composer, the music, the texts and translations and the different versions all came online. Steffanis neglect does not seem to have anything to do with the quality of his music, to judge from the works i have heard, such as a cd of orchestral music from the hanoverian court, performed by capella agostino steffani virgin veritas 24354 51951, rec 1990 or the great setting of the stabat mater, his last work, written in 1727. Beginning from the autograph of the duetto da camera pria chio faccia by agostino steffani. Steffani was born at castelfranco veneto on 25 july 1654. List of compositions by agostino steffani wikipedia. This recording, together with dances and ouvertures.
Steffani did not accompany the elector george to england. Verlag fur regionalgeschichte, 1997, isbn 3895341959. Now bartoli, properly more in the background as part of a sacredmusic ensemble, returns with an album of steffani s religious music, for which he was equally. Stabat mater bartoli, pregardien, fasolis steffani bartoli fasolis i barocchisti release date. Stabat mater agostino steffani by cecilia bartoli download and listen to the album. It has been described as the most powerful expression of his religious fervour and, at almost half an hour, the largestscale, most complex and heartfelt of his compositions outside his operas. Digital booklet cecilia bartolis exploration of the music of steffani continues on from her bestselling recording mission with an album of the celebrated stabat. After this he managed the site by adding new composers and translations regularly. Mission created great interest in the music of littleknown italian composer agostino steffani 16541728. Now bartoli, properly more in the background as part of a sacredmusic ensemble, returns with an album of steffanis religious music, for which he was equally.
The stabat mater is a thcentury christian hymn to mary, which portrays her suffering as jesus christs mother during his crucifixion. Steffanis stabat mater is his masterpiece, completed shortly before he died in 1728. Steffani has only recently come to any sort of prominence as a composer, and then largely for his secular music. Apr 11, 2017 agostino steffani stabat mater 20 stabat mater 01. Ascanio steffani, libretto ventura terzago munich 1686. Steffani was born in castelfranco veneto and died at frankfurt am main. Stabat mater 20 flac tracks 24 bit96 khz front cover 1. Abbe agostino steffani in hannoverschen diensten 16881703. Agostino steffani, born near venice, spent much of his working life in germany, in munich and in hanover.