About the composer
Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736) was born in Venice. Round 1700 he was employed at the San
Marco as a violoncellist. In 1716 he became vice-conductor at the Vienna Court under the
(in that time) famous composer Fux. He was given the responsibility of composing operas,
many of them with texts by Zeno and Metastasio. None the less he also composed other types
of music. His enormous output comprises more than 80 operas and 30 masses. He died in
Vienna.
| Date | ± 1725 |
| Performers | Soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir and strings with two trombones. |
| Length | 17.04 minutes |
| Particulars | The composition is divided into 15 parts. The opening descending motif of the first section, introduced by the soprano and taken up by the other three voices, is retained throughout the piece in one form of another. In the concluding chorus this thematic material is treated fugally. Interesting is the presence of two trombones in the orchestra, which are used during the choruses. The tenor aria is even solely accompanied by the trombones, with harpsichord continuo. |
| Textual changes | The "Vatican"-text is used. |
| Date | ± 1700 |
| Performers | Choir, strings and organ. |
| Length | 5.08 minutes |
| Particulars | The composition is divided into 3 parts. The melody of the first two parts is exactly the same as the melody for the first two stanzas in the longer Stabat described above. The third part is melodically identical with the first part. Though neither of the CD inserts says anything about other Stabat Mater compositions by Caldara, it is possible that this one is a first trial by Caldara, which he later developed into the longer version. |
| Textual changes | Only the first three stanzas are used. |
Colorbar 2
| CD 1 | Collins 13202: Bach, Magnificat - Vivaldi, Gloria - Caldara, Stabat Mater |
| About this CD | Famous sacred works by three composers. Recorded at St.Johns,Smith Square, London in October 1991 I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1998 |
| Orchestra | The Sixteen Orchestra |
| Choir | The Sixteen |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| Soloists | Gillian Fisher, soprano Caroline Trevor, alto Ian Partridge, tenor Michael George, bass |
| Other works | Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV.589 |
| CD 2 | Radio Österreich 1 ORF CD 092: Musik der Wiener Hofkapelle |
| About this CD | Sacred works by composers who all worked with
or for the Vienna Court Orchestra in the first half of the 18th century. Recorded at the Pfarrkirche Graz-Mariahilf, January 1996 I bought this CD on the Internet, JPC.de, 2003 |
| Orchestra | cappella nova graz |
| Choir | capella nova graz |
| Conductor | Otto Kargl |
| Other works | Johann Joseph Fux: Laudate Dominum + Missa
Pro Gratiarum Actione Johann Georg Reutteri: Ecce quomodo moritur justus Florian Leopold Gassmann: Stabat Mater Johann Stadlmayr: Ave maris stella |
E-mail:
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