Howard Arman, the conductor, has been the Artistic Director of the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks since 2016 and is known for his versatility across classical music genres.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák believed that the concept of 'truly sacred music' could vary among different nations and individuals, similar to a sense of humor.
Compositional Technique
Dvořák's Stabat Mater, despite being church music, avoids classical characteristics of sacred music like fugues and does not incorporate Czech folk music or 'national romanticism'.
Performer Biography
The Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, founded in 1946, has a worldwide reputation for its sound quality and stylistic versatility, performing everything from medieval motets to contemporary works.
Composition History
The composer later added four missing verses and a large symphony orchestra to his Stabat Mater in October 1877, after the deaths of two more of his children.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the composer, was a daily churchgoer and a qualified church musician who served as an organist at St. Adalbert's in Prague for three years.
Composition History
Dvořák's Stabat Mater was initially composed in 1876 for soloists, choir, and piano, following the death of his infant daughter Josefa.
