Rossini: Stabat Mater (1832 Version) & Giovanna d'Arco
7/8/2016, 17 Tracks, 1:11:14
Featuring
Antonino Fogliani
José Luis Sola
Majella Cullagh
Marianna Pizzolato
Mirco Palazzi
Camerata Bach Choir Poznań
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Gioachino Rossini
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Both the Stabat Mater and the cantata Giovanna d'Arco reflect Rossini's close ties to his mother, Anna Rossini, who was his main point of reference throughout his career.
Composition History
Rossini's Stabat Mater was originally a collaboration with his friend Giovanni Tadolini, who composed seven of the thirteen sections due to Rossini's busy schedule.
Composition History
Rossini later replaced Giovanni Tadolini's sections in the Stabat Mater with his own compositions, creating the 10-part version known today, after the original score was put up for auction.
Composer Biography
Rossini's cantata Giovanna d'Arco was likely composed for Olimpia Pélissier, whom he later married in 1846 after the death of his first wife, Isabella Colbran.
Composition History
The original 1832 version of Rossini's Stabat Mater, which included contributions from Giovanni Tadolini, was only performed once in Madrid in 1833 before its parts were lost.
Interpretation
Conductor Antonino Fogliani reorchestrated Giovanni Tadolini's lost sections of the Stabat Mater for this recording, relying on his musical instincts and limited historical details to create a homogenous sound with Rossini's parts.
Recording & Production
This album features the first recording of Marco Taralli's 2009 orchestration of Rossini's cantata Giovanna d'Arco, commissioned by 'Rossini in Wildbad'.
