About the composer
Orlando di Lasso (also Orlandus Lassus, Roland de Lātre) was born in 1532 in Hainault,
Belgium and died in 1594 in Munich, Germany. Became as a boy famous for his voice.
Ferdinand Gonzago, the vice-roy of Sicily, took Lasso as a 10 year old with him on many
voyages through Italy. In 1556 he became Master of the Court Chapel in Munich. He makes it
to one of the most important musical centers of Europe. Lasso is one of the most fertile
composers: more than 2000 compositions, amongst others more than 1300 motets, 100
Magnificats en 50 masses.
| Date | 1585 |
| Performers | Male Choir (originally: 2 four-voiced choirs (SSAT/ATTB) |
| Length | 17.04 minutes (CD 1) and 17.56 (CD 2) |
| Particulars | As with Palestrina's Stabat Mater the choir is divided into two choirs of four voices. The two choirs (upper and lower voices) alternate in singing a pair of stanzas, until they come together in the closing section in a glorious mixture of eight-part polyphony and antiphonal block harmony. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"version of the text is used. |
| CD 1 | Virgin VER 5 61166 2: Lassus |
| About this CD | Dedicated to works of di Lasso. Recorded at the Priority Church of St Mary & St Blaise, Boxgrove, West-Sussex, in September 1983. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1997 |
| Male choir | The Hilliard Ensemble |
| Conductor | Paul Hilliard |
| Other works | In Monte Oliveti Cum natus esset Jesus Chansons |
| Added | 1997 (LAS 01) |
| CD 2 | ASV Quicksilva CD QS 6234: Stabat Mater - Late medieval Motets of Penitence and Passion |
| About this CD | 7 Motets by different composers, beautifully sung. Recorded at the Church of St.Michael and All Angels, Mount Dinham, Exeter, in June 1998. I bought this CD on the Internet, Amazon.com, 2001 |
| Choir | Cantores |
| Conductor | David Allinson |
| Other works | Jean Mouton: Ave Maria Gemma Virginum William Pashe: Sancta Maria Mater Dei Josquin Desprez: Stabat Mater William Cornysh, Jr: Wofully araide John Sheppard: Media Vita Nicholas Gombert: Lugebat David Absalon |
| Added | LAS 02 |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl