{"id":296598,"date":"2025-06-26T21:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-72-stabat-mater\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T21:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:15:49","slug":"the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-72-stabat-mater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-72-stabat-mater\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Culture Podcast: Ep. 72 &#8211; Stabat Mater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Apr 8, 2020<\/p>\n<p><em>Stabat Mater<\/em>, a medieval hymn that was long used as the<br \/>\nsequence for the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin<br \/>\nMary, is now commonly sung between each Station of the Cross. This<br \/>\nprayer, in which we ask Our Lady to help us experience the same<br \/>\nsorrow and love with which she participated in her Son\u2019s Passion,<br \/>\nhas been set to music by many great composers.<\/p>\n<p>This episode explores the most famous and influential setting of<br \/>\n<em>Stabat Mater<\/em>, completed by the 26-year-old Giovanni<br \/>\nBattista Pergolesi (1710-1736) as he was dying of tuberculosis. An<br \/>\ninterview with leading Pergolesi scholar Francesco Cotticelli is<br \/>\ncombined with excerpts from the piece as recorded by La Nuova<br \/>\nMusica (used with permission).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[2:11] The <em>Stabat Mater<\/em> text in the context of liturgy<br \/>\nand Marian devotion<\/p>\n<p>[6:30] Pergolesi\u2019s bio and career<\/p>\n<p>[9:30] Aria from <em>L\u2019Olimpiade<\/em> (used with permission from<br \/>\nLyubov Petrova)<\/p>\n<p>[17:37] Deathbed composition of the <em>Stabat Mater<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[18:52] Pergolesi\u2019s place and innovations in sacred music of the<br \/>\ntime<\/p>\n<p>[23:07] First movement, <em>Stabat Mater dolorosa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[35:04] Second movement, <em>Cuius animan gementem<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[40:32] Pergolesi\u2019s approach to text-setting: alternating<br \/>\nbetween contemplation and action<\/p>\n<p>[43:20] Sixth movement, <em>Vidit suum dulcem natum<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[50:35] Seventh movement, <em>Eia, Mater, fons amoris<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[56:45] Musical characteristics of the baroque and galant<br \/>\nstyles<\/p>\n<p>[58:27] Ninth movement, <em>Sancta mater, istud agas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[1:11:44] Popular settings of the <em>Stabat Mater<\/em> before<br \/>\nPergolesi<\/p>\n<p>[1:12:49] Twelfth movement, <em>Quando corpus morietur<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[1:17:20] The somber ending to the piece: hope amidst sorrow<\/p>\n<p>[1:20:30] Contemporary and later criticism of the piece for<br \/>\nbeing too theatrical<\/p>\n<p>[1:23:11] Other interesting settings of the <em>Stabat<br \/>\nMater<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recording by La Nuova Musica (featured in this episode) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmoniamundi.com\/#!\/albums\/2239\">http:\/\/www.harmoniamundi.com\/#!\/albums\/2239<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also recommended: Recording by Concerto Italiano <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pergolesi-Scarlatti-Stabat-Mater-Alessandrini\/dp\/B00CMSP1HU\/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pergolesi-Scarlatti-Stabat-Mater-Alessandrini\/dp\/B00CMSP1HU\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website devoted to settings of the Stabat Mater <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stabatmater.info\/\">https:\/\/www.stabatmater.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stabatmater.info\/english-translation\/\">https:\/\/www.stabatmater.info\/english-translation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lyubov Petrova sings Aristea&#8217;s aria from Pergolesi&#8217;s opera<br \/>\n<em>L&#8217;Olimpiade<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_SsVAXMMqo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_SsVAXMMqo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Nuova Musica <a href=\"http:\/\/lanuovamusica.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/lanuovamusica.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lyubov Petrova <a href=\"https:\/\/imgartists.com\/roster\/29757\/\">https:\/\/imgartists.com\/roster\/29757\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. 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