About the composer
Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1650 - 1714) was born in Venice, Italy. In 1681 he went to
Brussels, Belgium, where he married and stayed for the rest of his life. He became Maitre
de musique of the Ducal Chapel in 1687 and of the St.Goedele cathedral in 1696, holding
the latter function until his death.
Some other works of this composer have been recorded by Collegium Instrumentale Brugensis&Capella Brugensis
(see their website at www.cib-cb.be)
| Date | ca. 1700 |
| Performers | Soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed choir (SATTB) and orchestra. |
| Length | 12.07 minutes |
| Particulars | The work is divided into twelf parts, in which we can see a repetition as the stanzas from the first half are being repeated in the second half. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, with
one change: - Stanza 16, line 2: not "Passionis eius sortem" but "Passionis fac consortem" |
| CD | KRO ES47.387: Stabat Mater This CD is produced by the Dutch KRO radio, in cooperation with the Stabat Mater Foundation. |
| About this CD | The world premiere of the Stabat Mater by Fiocco. It is a recording of a concert performed on April 1, 2001 in the St.Petrus church at Oirschot. |
| Soloists | Roberta Alexander, soprano Sytse Buwalda, alto Jan Caals, tenor Dirk Snellings, bass |
| Choir | Capella Brugensis |
| Orchestra | Collegium Instrumentale Brugensis |
| Conductor | Patrick Peire |
| Other works | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Stabat Mater Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl