About the composer
Ermano Maggini was born in Intragna, Tessin in Switzerland in 1931. He studied at the
Musikakademie Zürich and for a short time at the Academy in Barcelona, Spain. In
Zürich he founded a school for guitar playing and he worked as a teacher at other
schools, for instance the Kantonsschule Wiedikon.
Maggini's 55 compositions - chamber music, vocal music, works for soli and orchestra - all
appeared within about twenty years. His vocal music should always be seen as sacred music,
including his settings of modern poems. Maggini died in 1991 in his place of birth.
| Date | 1989 |
| Performers | Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, mixed choir and orchestra |
| Length | 26.18 minutes |
| Particulars | The Stabat Mater was commissioned by the Kantonsschule Wiedikon. It does not have clearly discernable divisions and moves along in a slow, measured pace, sometimes resembling a funeral procession. Often strongly discordant sounds can be heard, emphasizing the somberness of the text. |
| Textual variations | Maggini used the "Analecta"-version of the text,
but with following changes: - Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat cum videbat" but "Piam Mater, dum videbat" - Stanza 5, line 2: not "Christi Matrem" but "Matrem Christi" - 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 17, line 2: not "Cruce hac inebriari" but "Fac me cruce inebriari" |
| CD | KSW 4 1990: Antonin Rejcha - Requiem, Ermano Maggini - Stabat Mater |
| About this CD | The disc is a live recording of a concert with the first
performance of this work by the choir that has commissioned it. I received it as a gift, thanks to Mr.Willi Oeschger, the Administrative Manager of the Choir. |
| Choir | Choir of the Kantonsschule Wiedikon Zürich |
| Soloists | |
| Conductor | Stephan Meier |
| Other works | Antonin Rejcha: Requiem |
| Added | Unknown )MAGG 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl