Pergolesi, Bach, Mozart

Stabat Mater

Cadenza Classics introduces a fusion for our senses: the resonance of classical music aligning the soul with the candlelit glow of the inner fire, the ancient fire that connects us to our true essence.

In this spirit, Cadenza presents Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater on March 28th at 8:15 PM at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Barcelona.

This masterpiece, renowned for its extraordinary beauty and spiritual depth, invites reflection and meditation. A work with centuries of history, performed in an unparalleled setting: a neo-Gothic church, illuminated solely by real, wax candles.

The program is a journey through centuries of music, reconnecting us with our ancestors.

A string ensemble and two exceptional soloists, soprano and mezzo-soprano, will take us on an introspective and deeply moving experience.

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach, Aria from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater, P 77

1. Stabat Mater dolorosa (duet), grave, in F minor
2. Cujus animam gementem (soprano), andante amoroso, in C minor
3. O quam tristis (duet), larghetto, in G minor
4. Quae moerebat et dolebat (alto aria), allegro, in E-flat major
5. Quis est homo (duet), largo, in C minor. Includes Pro peccatis suae gentis, in C minor
6. Vidit suum dulcem natum (soprano), in F minor
7. Eia Mater (alto), in C minor
8. Fac ut ardeat cor meum (duet), in G minor
9. Sancta Mater (duet), in E-flat major
10. Fac ut portem Christi mortem (alto), in G minor
11. Inflammatus et accensus (duet), in B-flat major
12. Quando corpus morietur (duet), in F minor. Includes Amen.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Aria: Laudate Dominum from the Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major, K 339

Johann Sebastian Bach, Aria: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Johann Sebastian Bach, Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude, from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147

Approximate running time: 1h

Performers

Gisela Villamayor, soprano

Alejandra Cabello, contrlato

Cadenza Schola Cantorum, baroque ensemble

Xavier Cuevas Bravo, conductor & continuo

March 28 2025
Friday 8:15 pm

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