Stabat Mater, etc : Pappano / St.Cecilia Academic Orchestra, Netrebko, Pizzolato (+DVD Limited)

Stabat Mater (Prestige Edition, 1CD+1DVD)
A Tribute to Pergolesi

Pergolesi:
Nel chiuso centro - chamber cantata
Sinfonia to the sacred drama
Questo e il piano
Stabat Mater

Anna Netrebko, soprano
Marianna Pizzolato, contralto
Orchestra dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia / Antonio Pappano

Live Recorded: July 2010, Baden-Baden

DVD
Behind the Scenes filmed at the Baden-Baden recording session and at a London photo shoot
Music clips : Stabat Mater Duet: Stabat Mater dolorosa / Cuius animam gementem / Vidit suum dulcem natum / Eia Mater fons amoris / Nel chiuso centro Recitativo: Nel chiuso centro ove ogni luce assonna / Euridice e dove sei? / Sinfonia : Allegro assai e spiritoso - Allegro.

Assisted by Antonio Pappano and recorded at Netrebko’s July 2010 Baden-Baden concert, here is a landmark performance of one of classical music’s most popular works. In the Stabat Mater, Anna Netrebko’s lusciously dark soprano and mezzo Marianna Pizzolato’s beautifully schooled tones are a marvellous complement to each other.

For this Pergolesi tribute, Anna Netrebko has added the secular cantata, Nel chiuso centro and Questo e il piano is also a secular cantata for alto and strings. Both cantatas add a special touch to this album where Pergolesi’s sacred masterpiece is featured alongside some secular (more operatic) compositions.