Composer Julien Joubert, an atheist, was initially hesitant to compose 'Elle pleurait… (Stabat Mater)' for a religious commission.
Composition History
Julien Joubert's 'Chansons pour Jeanne' originated from an abandoned project to stage Charles Péguy's 1897 drama 'Jeanne d'Arc' as a musical comedy.
Composition History
The text for 'Elle pleurait… (Stabat Mater)' combines the Latin Stabat Mater with a Passion narrative by Charles Péguy, which Péguy almost didn't include in his 'Mystère de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc'.
Composer Biography
Julien Joubert, the composer, and Charles Péguy, the poet whose texts are used, were both born in Orléans, exactly 100 years apart.
Composition History
The work 'Elle pleurait… (Stabat Mater)' also began as an aborted project: a commission for a religious piece for Holy Week in 2003.
Recording & Production
This album offers two versions of 'Elle pleurait… (Stabat Mater)': one with Charles Péguy's text recited, and one as a musical-only version.
