Le Concert De Lhostel Dieu - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: A Neapolitan Stabat Mater (A new perspective from G.B Pergolesi's masterpiece)

Since the middle of the 18th century, Pergolesi�s Stabat Mater has been an absolute triumph all over Europe. Its initial success in Lyon can be accredited to the booming musical societies. Franck-Emmanuel Comte found a very unusual manuscript of the Stabat Mater. This manuscript is presented in an unexpected arrangement. Apart from a few minor modifications in the instrumental parts, the second solo voice part is entrusted to a baritone (without a doubt because of the disappearance of the castrati), while the fugues and verse O quam tristisare arranged for five voices. Thus, the Latin poem takes on a whole new dimension, gaining theatricality and dramatic emphasis.