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STABAT MATER
Antonín Dvořák
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Antonín Dvořák
STABAT MATER
1990

Soloists: 
Ján Galla (bass), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Wieslav Ochman (tenor), Eva Randová (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra, Chorus: 
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: 
Václav Neumann
Director: 
Klaus Lindemann

Stabat Mater is a thirteenth century Roman Catholic sequence attributed to Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa (''The sorrowful mother was standing''). The hymn, one of the most powerful and immediate of extant medieval poems, meditates on the suffering of Mary, Jesus Christ's mother, during his crucifixion. It has been set to music by many composers, among them - Antonín Dvořák.
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