About the composer
Marco Frisina was born in Rome, Italy, in 1954. He studied composition at the
Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome and took an Arts degree in
1983. He studied theology at the Gregorian University. In 1985 he became
conductor of the Capella Musicale della Basilica di S.Giovanni in
Laterano. In 1984 he founded the Coro della Diocesi di Roma, a non
professional choir devoted to liturgical music. Marco Frisina wrote about 120
liturgical songs, and many symphonic, chamber music works and movie soundtracks.
He dedicated some 20 oratories to Pope John Paul II.
In 1991 he began his cooperation with Italian television on a project to capture
the biblical stories in a series of television movies, acting as a consultant
and as composer of the soundtracks. He received the American Cable Ace reward
1995 for the part "Joseph", and the Colonna Sonora 1998 for the complete
soundtrack of the series.
| Date | ca. 2000 |
| Performers | Soprano, choir and orchestra |
| Length | 5.49 minutes |
| Particulars | The choir sings the first stanza of the Latin poem, repeating this after each of the three parts sung by the soprano. The music is subdued and very melodious, with a nice contrast between the choral and the sopranic sections. It is a real pleasure to listen to. |
| Textual variations | Of the Latin text only the first stanza is used. The soprano sings an Italian text, in the first two parts of which one can recognize translations of the second and fifth stanzas, plus in the third section a translation of the combined stanzas 7 and 8. |
| CD | Paoline PCD 102: Marco Frisina - Vergine Madre |
| About this CD | Not the real CD, but a copy. It contains 12
liturgical songs composed by Marco Frisina, all dedicated to the Virgin
Maria. It was recorded in 2003. I received this CD as a present from my friend Franco Nava from Rho, Italy. |
| Choir | Coro della Diocesi di Roma |
| Orchestra | Orchestra DIMI |
| Conductor | Marco Frisina |
| Soloists | Cristina Alfano |
| Other works | Vergine Madre Ave, o Vergine Sposa Madre Fiducia Nostra Ave Mundi Spes O Donna Gloriosa and 6 other liturgical songs. |
| Added | 2004 (FRI 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl