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Guilmant

12-05-2015

Alexandre Guilmant

About the composer

Alexandre Guilmant (1837 – 1911) was born in France as a son of an organ player. Though he was largely self-taught, he became a versatile musician. He traveled to Russia and the USA, as well a to several European countries to give organ recitals which were very well received. He published several books on interpretation and improvisation and published many collection of his own organ compositions. In 1901 he was awarded an honorary doctorate at Manchester University. Guilmant was one of the first French composors who used Gregorian chant as thematic material in his work.

About the Stabat Mater

Date: 1884
Performers:

Organ soloist and symphony orchestra

Length: 7.38 minutes
Particulars:

The CD-insert describes this Méditation sur le Stabat Mater as a kind of contemplative work in the manner of a religious devotion, expressed solely via music, without any text. The influence of Cesar Franck can be heard.

Textual variations:

No text is used.

Colourbar

As no text is used there is no reason for a colorbar

CD information

CD : Carlton Classics 30367 01092: Guilmant: Symphony no.1 – Fétis: Fantaisie Symphonique
About this CD:

The CD is dedicated to some composers who contributed to the development of french organ music. Recorded in Ingolstadt, Münster, in 1996. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1999

Orchestra: Leipzig Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Olaf Koch
Other works:

Guilmant: Symphony no.1 pour Orgue et Orchestre + Allegro + Marche fantaisie sur des Chants d'église + Finale alla Schumann
Leon Boëllmann: Fantaisie dialoguée pour Orgue et Orchestre
François Fétis: Fantaisie Symphonique pour Orgue et Orchestre

Code: 199 GUI-01

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Nov 20

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Instagram post 2181345035759622485_7284445076 Twelfth station of the cross in Parish Church of Portimão in Portugal, enjoying family time in Ferragudo.
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Oct 21

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Instagram post 2159458824090672934_7284445076 12th station of the cross, mosaic in stone, Holy Cross Church in Bloomsbury (London) enjoying a sunday city walk. 
#london #stabatmater #stationsofthecross #stabatmaterdolorosa #sorrowfulmother #holycrosschurch #bloomsbury

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Oct 20

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Instagram post 2158695939315968439_7284445076 Trinity church, London, sculpture. Invited  for the premiere of Pieta by composer Richard Blackford in Cadogan Hall. Impressed!
#stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #chelsea #london #sculpture #crucifixion

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Sep 16

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Instagram post 2134194809882276760_7284445076 Werner Tübke, Crucifixion scene (1984), chalk litograph on zinc plate.
I made this photo in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, June 22th 2019 during our cycle tour along the Elbe river.

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Aug 9

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Instagram post 2106826587136745551_7284445076 12th station of the cross, psinted by Johan Lange from Aken (Germany) 1884-1890.

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Aug 9

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Instagram post 2106823620539089125_7284445076 Our Lady of the Basilica, Zwolle. 
#zwolle #crunchyslime #mary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Aug 9

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Instagram post 2106818852085210348_7284445076 Michael Triegel, Deus absconditus (God is hidden). Museum De Fundatie in Zwolle. I  love his paintings.
#triegel #michaeltriegel #mary #crucifixion #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #zwolle #fundatiezwolle

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Aug 9

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Instagram post 2106813953272415513_7284445076 Zwolle, Grote kerk of St. Michaels Churc. A vey old sculpture of Crucifixion in the wall, maybe 12th station of the cross. Unfortunately very damaged. Please, could you translate the latin text?
#zwolle #zwollecentrum #oldchurch #stationsofthecross #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089323267723826025_7284445076 Magdenburg Cathedral June 24th 2019, cycling trip along the Elbe in Germany.
#magdenburg🇩🇪 #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089287393338335157_7284445076 Paul Sinkwitz, Crucifixion group, tempera draft (1957)  Lutherstadt Wittenberg, exhibition modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary  #mary

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089278077109753540_7284445076 Otto Pankok, Mary and John under the cross, woodcut (1958). Lutherstadt Wittenberg, exhibition modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary  #mary #john #woodcutting

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089265773731170669_7284445076 Marc Chagall, Crucfixion, 1969, (1) and Crucifixion, Mother and Child, 1964 (2). In Lutherstadt, Wittenberg, June 2019, Exhibition Modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary #chagall #marcchagall

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089231807586379953_7284445076 Keith Haring, 1982, Untitled, without Mary. Lutherstadt Wittenberg Exhibition Modern Christian Art.
#Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary #keithharing

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Jul 16

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Instagram post 2089220863942570036_7284445076 Lutherstadt Wittenberg Exhibition Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. Willi Baumeister, Crucifixion, Lithograph.
#Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary

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Jul 15

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Instagram post 2088535458406682632_7284445076 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Crucifixion, 1912, Etching. Mueum Lutherstadt Wittenberg during our cycling trip in Germany, June 2019.

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Jul 15

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Instagram post 2088528031594348906_7284445076 Exhibition Lutherstadt Wittemberg Modern Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. James Ensor, Crucifixio, print 23 from Portfolio Scenes Life of Christ, colour lithograph, 1912-1921.
#religiousart #stabatmaterdolorosa #stabatmater #crucifixion #golgotha

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Jul 15

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Instagram post 2088511921558079405_7284445076 Exhibition Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. Georges Rouault, Christ on the cross, 1936, colour aquatint etching.June 21th 2019
#religiousart #golgotha #crucifixion #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #mothermary

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Jul 9

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Instagram post 2084387190994984610_7284445076 July 5th, Bremen, Church of our Lady. I noticed groups of little figures in a glass display case showing scenes from the passion of Jesus. They are made by the woodcutters David Guenou and his son Daniel from Togo in Africa. They converted to Christianity in the the sixties when a priest from Bremen was a missionary in Togo. The woodcarving was a present from the Togo Parish. By the way: we loved Bremen during our cycling trip in Germany.
#bremen #woodcarving #crucifixion #religiousart #africanart #stabatmaterdolorosa
#thecross #stabatmater #mothermary

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Jul 9

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Instagram post 2084198571105598831_7284445076 Bremen Cathedral, beautiful painting of the crucifixion on the front wall of the church dedicated to St. Peter. July 5th 2019.
#bremencathedral #religiousart #stabatmater #crucifixion #paintings #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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Jul 4

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Instagram post 2080669829859334458_7284445076 In Damnatz, during our cycling trip from Dresden to Hamburg, we stumbled upon this old, timber framed church with a painting of the crucifixion. July 2th 2019
#stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion  #religiousart #elb

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Jun 28

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Instagram post 2076281726365153576_7284445076 Tangermünde, June 27th 2019, St Stefan's Church. On the baptismal font, as wel as at the baroque pulpit I found a relief of Mary near the cross.

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Jun 28

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Instagram post 2076168841647611021_7284445076 St. Jacobi Church in Perleberg, Germany June 28th 2019 during our cycling tour from Dresden to Hamburg. In the wall of the tower is a crucifixion sculpture of sand stone. Though Mary is not present, I just could not resist taking this picture because of the inscription above: ANNO DOMINI MCCCLXI.
#perleberg #stationsofthecross #stabatmater  #religiousart #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #sculpture #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Jun 8

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Instagram post 2061767402393245943_7284445076 Church Museum New Bavo Haarlem. Station of the Cross XII 1920. Artist unknown. 
#stationsofthecross #stabatmater #sorrowfulmother #religiousart

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Instagram post 2061759176096467894_7284445076 Church New Bavo Museum Haarlem, Jan van Scorel 1525.
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Instagram post 2034982272332982294_7284445076 Stralsund, Germany, Nicolai Kirche and painting of the Crucifixion in the church.

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Instagram post 2034971316198521083_7284445076 Family vacation in Germany, May 2019, A trip to Stralsund, Nicolaikirche. Several altars from the 15th century:: (1)Burgermeister-altar with Jesus is taken down from the cross, short after 1500. (2) Altar by Riemer and Betler (1451) and High altar (ca. 1480), Crucifixion by J P Hinze.
#church #art #altar #religiousart #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Apr 28

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Instagram post 2032026412839487020_7284445076 Nehringen, Germany, during a family vacation. St. Andreas kirche. Stations of the cross.

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Apr 28

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Instagram post 2032016012626572486_7284445076 Stations of the cross-Jesus meets his mother Maria and  Jesus is nailed to the cross- paintings by Jan Wiesman, a Dutch painter. Exhibition in Pop-up Gallery in Bloemendaal. Netherlands.

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Apr 24

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Instagram post 2029294280274733578_7284445076 Art stations of the cross Amsterdam 2019: Jesus meets his mother (Station 2). A colorful installation by Lynn Aldrich is made from all sorts of ordinary cleaning tools, such as plastic sponges and brushes.
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Instagram post 2029194608705203387_7284445076 Project Art stations of the cross, number 7: Jesus falls for the second time. Two drawings by Paul van Dongen: Judgement and Resurrection. The Small Museum, Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8. In 2016 the music venue and cultural center Paradiso, housed in a converted former church building from the nineteenth century, opened The Small Museum. The smallest museum in the Netherlands, it is located in one of the cabinets where the Vrije Gemeente (Free Congregation) used to display its announcements. The exhibitions regularly link to the religious past of the building.
#stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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Instagram post 2029009059541278580_7284445076 Art stations of the cross 2019 Amsterdam. Number 2: Jesus takes up the cross by G. Roland Bierman. De Hoftuin, Nieuwe Herengracht 18.
#mothermary #jesus #thecross #crucifixion #passion #virginmaryartwork #virginmaryart #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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Instagram post 2022700988477164796_7284445076 Art Stations of the Cross 2019 Amsterdam Nr. 6 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. Güler Ates, Water no longer dances with light, new site specific work. In the Stations of the Cross, Veronica is the woman who helps Jesus persevere. She confronts us with the classic question: In whom do we invest, convinced that the person can make a difference in this world? Who can lean on us? Güler Ates grew up in the mystic tradition of East Turkey. She is based in London and works with video, photography, printmaking and performance. One of the core elements in her work is cultural displacement. She studies the interaction of Eastern and Western cultures.

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Instagram post 2022678407921391005_7284445076 Project Art Stations of the Cross Amsterdam. Nr. 5 Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross. It is the contemplation of the suffering caused by the slave trade, in which traders from Amsterdam were also involved. Iris Kensmil, an artist with a Surinam background, has painted portraits of three eighteenth-century individuals from Surinam who managed to secure for themselves a position and a future in opposition to colonial oppression. (Their actual likenesses are unknown.) Just like Simon of Cyrene, who stopped to help Jesus by carrying his cross, these people resisted injustice. The triptych hangs amongst the group portraits in the Amsterdam Gallery as a call to action.

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Instagram post 2022669803591864173_7284445076 Station of the cross in St. Martinus Church in Bussloo near Deventer after Stabat Mater by Pergolesi Ensemble on April 13th 2019.

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Instagram post 2021190160355516670_7284445076 Wall painting 12th century St  Lebuinus Church Deventer April 12th 2019.

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Instagram post 2008191407717777801_7284445076 Artstations of the Cross 2019, Amsterdam 2019. Number 12, Allemanskapel, Amsterdam:  Jesus dies on the cross. Kyrie eleison – “Lord, have mercy” – is a prayer that has been a part of the Christian tradition for two thousand years. In the medieval church of Eenrum in the northern Netherlands, artist Anjet van Linge chiseled it into stone in the place where the altar had once been. She worked in silence and alone, in the exact spot where pastors and priests have asked for the Lord’s mercy for centuries.
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Instagram post 2008180331022332023_7284445076 Via Dolorosa, Cornelis de Bruyn, ca 1935. Draft sketches in various techniques. Museum Ons'Lieve Heer op Solder, Amsterdam, March 24th 2019
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In 1997 I created the Ultimate Stabat Mater website for Hans with the program FrontPage. At that time he had around 40 Stabat Mater CDs. His notes on the composer, the music, the texts and translations and the different versions all came online. After this he managed the site by adding new composers and translations regularly. At the time of his death in 2005 he had 211 Stabat Maters. After his death I continued collecting the information and managing the site. I wish to thank the Dutch Stabat Mater Foundation which gave me the financial support in 2014 to renew this site!

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