Stabat mater op. 58, Antonín Dvorák
Arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. J. Linckelmann)
op. 58, 1876-1877/2016
Scoring: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Clt, Cor, Fg, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
Language: Latin
Duration: 90 min
Antonín Dvoráks impressive Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus and orchestra is probably the best-known of the composers sacred works. Some painful experiences in 1875 his first daughter died, and in 1877 he lost two other children in quick succession may have led to Dvoráks preoccupation with the suffering of the Mother of God, who stands weeping beneath the cross of her son. The music enters into the different moods of the liturgical texts with great sensitivity. Nine movements in slow to moderate tempi serve as a kind of Passion meditation, before the ecstasy of a vision of the resurrection wins the upper hand at the end of the tenth movement. With our newly-published arrangement for chamber orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, timpani, and strings), smaller choirs now have the opportunity of performing this work without the choir being drowned out by a large-scale symphony orchestra. The symphonic character of the work is nevertheless preserved. This scoring offers an optimal balance between transparency and orchestral sound. All vocal parts (soloists and chorus) are identical with the original version. Vocal score and choral score can be used also together with the original version, which is in preparation.
Product information
Antonín Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Vocal score, foreword in German, English and French
Carus 27.293/03, ISMN 979-0-007-17179-7
120 pages, paperback
Content
Predmluva / Preface / Vorwort
I. Quartetto e Coro. Andante con moto (Stabat Mater dolorosa)
II. Quartetto. Andante sostenuto (Quis est homo, qui non fleret)
III. Coro. Andante con moto (Eja, Mater, fons amoris)
IV. Basso solo e Coro. Largo (Fac, ut ardeat cor meum)
V. Coro. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto (Tui Nati vulnerati)
VI. Tenore solo e Coro. Andante con moto (Fac me vere tecum flere)
VII. Coro. Largo (Virgo virginum praeclara)
VIII. Duo. Larghetto (Fac, ut portem Christi mortem)
IX. Alto solo. Andante maestoso (Inflammatus et accensus)
X. Quartetto e Coro. Andante con moto (Quando corpus morietur)
Kritická zpráva / Critical Report / Kritischer Bericht
Seznam ruznoctení / List of Alternate Readings / Lesartenverzeichnis
Original version
Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, Eh, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
Arrangement for chamber orchestra
Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Clt, Cor, Fg, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
