About the composer
Giuseppe Gazzaniga was born in Verona, Italy, in 1743 and died in Crema in 1818. He
followed musical studies in Venice and Naples. The first part of his life he devoted
mostly to operatic works, but after 1791, when he became maestro di capella in
Crema, he composed mostly sacred music. His Stabat Mater per soli, coro a 4 voci
miste, orchestra e organo was certainly created in this period.
| Date | ca. 1800 |
| Performers | Soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir, orchestra and organ |
| Length | 32.02 minutes |
| Particulars | The work is divided into 9 parts. The musical style seems to be influenced by Mozart, but is interesting in the way the oboes and French horns are used. It is a pity that the stanzas 8, 9 and 16, 17, 18, which do exist, has been left out in recording this CD (Shaded in the colorbar). |
| Textual variations | The text of the "Analecta"-version is used, but
with following variations: Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat, cum videbat" but "Piam Mater, dum videbat" Stanza 13, line 1: not "Fac me vere tecum flere" but "Fac me tecum, pie, flere" Stanza 14, line 2: not "Te libenter sociare" but "Et me tibi sociare" Stanza 16, line 2: not "Passionis eius sortem" but "Passionis fac consortem" Stanza 18, line 1: not "Inflammatus et accensus" but "Flammis ne urar succensus" |
| CD | Bongiovanni GB 5518-2: Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Stabat Mater - Gloria |
| About this CD | Two sacred works from Gazzaniga, one from his youth (Gloria),
the other from maturity. Recorded at the Cattedrale di Verona, March 1992. |
| Orchestra | Capella Musicale della Cattedrale di Verona. |
| Choir | Capella Musicale della Cattedrale di Verona |
| Conductor | Alberto Turco |
| Soloists | Lucia Viviani, soprano Maria Teresa Toso, alto Giuseppe Chiarini, tenor Mario Scardoni, bass |
| Other works | Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Gloria |
| Added | Unknown GAZ 01 |
E-mail:
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