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Serge Mühle

About the composer

Serge Mühle was born in 1949 in Luxembourg. From his other works the “Requiem” and “La  Reine folle” (8 duets for flute and violin) have been performed.

About the Stabat Mater

Date: 2001
Performers:

Soprano, cello, flute and hobo

Length: 39.21 minutes
Particulars:

The Stabat Mater consists of three main parts: an instrumental Introduction (largo, adagio, allegro and largo) and Final (allegro, vivace, allegro, adagio), played by cello and flute, and a middle piece, where the text is sung by the soprano, accompanied by cello and hobo (adagio). Generally, the composition has an atmosphere of loneliness and sorrow, especially by the important part the cello plays.

Textual variations:

The "Analecta"-version of the text is used. with following changes:
- Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat cum videbat" but "Pia 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"
The first stanza is repeated after stanza 15. After the "Amen" Serge Mühle adds the line "In sempiterna saecula" (In all eternity), like Rossini did in his Stabat Mater.

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CD information

CD : Private registration of a concert performance
About this CD:

This is a record of the first performance, Easter 2001 in Luxembourg. Serge Mühle was so kind to send this recording to me.

Soloists:

Nadine Milmeister, soprano
Angèle Azzolin, cello
Sabine Vermeersch, flute
Claudine Treinen, hobo

Code: 2001 MUH-01

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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!