About the composer
Yuri Kasparov was born in Moscow in 1955 from Armenian parents and started composing at
the age of 6. Before his study at the Moscow Conservatoire of Music he graduated as a
scientist from the Institute of Energy. He is one of a generation of composers that have
taken advantage of the freer climate in post-communist Russia which enables him to explore
all possibilities of modern compositional techniques. In 1990 he founded the Moscow
Ensemble of Contemporary Music, of which he is artistic director.
| Date | 1991 |
| Performers | Soprano and string quartet |
| Length | 10.51 minutes |
| Particulars | A very modern interpretation of the poem. The integral text is used, almost without repetitions and with no clear division in sections. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, with
two minor alterations: - 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" |
| CD | Olympia OCD 296: Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, vol.5 - Works by Yuri Kasparov |
| About this CD | The Stabat Mater was recorded in 1991. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1998 |
| Orchestra | Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble |
| Conductor | Yuri Kasparov |
| Soloists | No details about the singer are given. |
| Other works | Linkos, Sequence for Orchestra Ave Maria for Twelve Soloists, Violin, Organ and Vibraphone Genesis, Micro-Symphony for Orchestra Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra Invention for String Quartet |
| Added | 1998 (KAS 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl