About the composer
Alphons Johannes Maria Diepenbrock was born in Amsterdam in 1862, where he studied Latin
and Greek. He is regarded as one of the most important Dutch composers. The style of his -
predominantly vocal - works is a mixture of the Romanticism of Wagner, the asceticism of
Palestrina and the impressionism of the Debussy. He composed numerous songs, with piano or
orchestral accompaniment, works for choir a cappella, or with orchestra, and music for
several plays. He was a personal friend of Gustav Mahler. He died in Amsterdam in 1921.
| Date | 1896 |
| Performers | Mixed choir |
| Length | 11.47 minutes |
| Particulars | The Stabat Mater is composed in the style of Palestrina. There is no division in musical sections. |
| Textual variations | The text according to the "Analecta" is used, but
with a number of changes: - Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat" but "Pia Mater" - Stanza 13, line 1: not "Fac me vere tecum flere" but "Fac me tecum, pie, flere" - Stanza 16, line 2: not "Passionis eius sortem" but "Passionis fac consortem" - Stanza 17, line 3: not "Ob amorum Filii" but "Et cruore Filii" The concluding "Amen" is omitted |
| CD | KRO 94009: Memorare, Alphons Diepenbrock |
| About this CD | These vocal works by Diepenbrock were recorded during a radio
transmission by KRO Radio (Dutch Catholic Radio) in Hilversum, december 1996. I bought this CD from the broadcasting company KRO in the Netherlands |
| Choir | Vocaal Ensemble Markant |
| Conductor | Marc Versteeg |
| Other works | Geistliches Lied "Wenn ich ihn nur habe" Hymn "Wenige wissen das Geheimnis der Liebe" Ave Maria Caelestis urbs Jerusalem Stabat Mater Speciosa Christus is opgestanden Jesu dulcis memoria Memorare |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl