Steffani - Psalmodia vespertina; Stabat Mater - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) is one of the most remarkable figures of the European Baroque period and was not only a composer, but also a priest and diplomat. He directed the Hanover Opera and influenced some of the most important musicians of his time with his work. This recording combines his Psalmodia vespertina (1674) with the posthumously published Stabat Mater. The psalms are scored for double choir and organ, but are presented here in a richer instrumentation with strings and winds as well as alternations between soli and tutti. Album Tracks 1. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi Dominicales. Psalmus 109. Dixit Dominus 2. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi Dominicales. Psalmus 110. Confitebor tibi, Domine 3. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi Dominicales. Psalmus 111. Beatus Vir 4. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi Dominicales. Psalmus 112. Laudate Pueri 5. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi Dominicales. Psalmus 113. In exitu Israel 6. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi apostolorum. Psalmus 115. Credidi 7. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi apostolorum. Psalmus 125. In convertendo 8. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi apostolorum. Psalmus 138. Domine, probasti me 9. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi confessorum. Psalmus 116. Laudate Dominum 10. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi confessorum. Psalmus 131. Memento, Domine, David 11. Stabat Mater~I. Stabat Mater dolorosa 12. Stabat Mater~II. Cuius animam gementem 13. Stabat Mater~III. Quis est homo 14. Stabat Mater~IV. Pro peccatis suae gentis 15. Stabat Mater~V. Vidit suum dulcem natum 16. Stabat Mater~VI. Eja Mater fons amoris 17. Stabat Mater~VII. Fac me vere tecum flere 18. Stabat Mater~VIII. Virgo virginum 19. Stabat Mater~IX. Fac, ut portem 20. Stabat Mater~X. Fac me plagis vulnerari 21. Stabat Mater~XI. Inflammatus et accensus 22. Stabat Mater~XII. Quando corpus morietur 23. Psalmodia vespertina~Psalmi virginum. Psalmus 121.