Dvorák: Stabat Mater at Cadogan Hall, London on Thursday 14th March 2024

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Dvorák: Stabat Mater

Add to my Calendar 14-03-2024 19:30 14-03-2024 21:30 36 Dvorák: Stabat Mater The Stabat Mater by the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák is an extensive sacred oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra to the text of a medieval devotional poem depicting the suffering of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross. It is also a timeless, universally valid testimony of human sorrow and hope. Dvorák began writing the piece in 1876 and completed it in 1877. His original inspiration was the death of his infant daughter Josefa, but it was finished only after two more of his young children had died. There are ten movements, of which only the first and the last are thematically linked. The work is deeply influenced by Czech folk music and imbued with the composer’s sincere religious faith. Like all Dvorák’s large-scale religious compositions, it was intended for concert performance. The oratorio was first performed in Prague in 1880. The London premiere in 1883 was such a success that the following year the composer himself was invited to conduct a performance in the Royal Albert Hall with a large orchestra and a chorus of more than 800 voices. This event played a crucial role in Dvorák’s international breakthrough as a composer and the Stabat Mater continues to be his best known and most oftenperformed sacred work. Appearing with Mark Forkgen at all the major London concert venues, London Concert Choir is notable for its unusually varied repertoire and the commitment and musicality of its performances. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Thursday 14th March 2024
7:30 PM

Programme

Antonin Dvorak – Stabat Mater, Op.58

Performers

Mark Forkgen – Conductor
Philippa Boyle – soprano
Hannah Pedley – mezzo-soprano
Alexander James Edwards – tenor
Paul Carey-Jones – bass-baritone

London Concert Choir
Counterpoint

Programme Note

The Stabat Mater by the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák is an extensive sacred oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra to the text of a medieval devotional poem depicting the suffering of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross. It is also a timeless, universally valid testimony of human sorrow and hope.

Dvorák began writing the piece in 1876 and completed it in 1877. His original inspiration was the death of his infant daughter Josefa, but it was finished only after two more of his young children had died. There are ten movements, of which only the first and the last are thematically linked. The work is deeply influenced by Czech folk music and imbued with the composer’s sincere religious faith. Like all Dvorák’s large-scale religious compositions, it was intended for concert performance.

The oratorio was first performed in Prague in 1880. The London premiere in 1883 was such a success that the following year the composer himself was invited to conduct a performance in the Royal Albert Hall with a large orchestra and a chorus of more than 800 voices. This event played a crucial role in Dvorák’s international breakthrough as a composer and the Stabat Mater continues to be his best known and most often
performed sacred work.

Appearing with Mark Forkgen at all the major London concert venues, London Concert Choir is notable for its unusually varied repertoire and the commitment and musicality of its performances.

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