Stabat Mater Antonio Bononcini

+ Ave Verum (Byrd) + Vere Languores nostros (Lotti) + Alma redemptoris Mater (Palestrina) + Stabat Mater (Antonio Bononcini) with Stringendo + Serenade (Elgar) Stringendo only The Stabat Mater is broken into multiple contrasting movements that reflect the emotional weight of the text. Bononcini utilizes striking chromatic continuo lines to underscore the Virgin's agony during the Crucifixion. The work features "Vivaldi-like" dotted rhythms and rapid, virtuosic passages (especially in choral sections like “paradisi gloria”) juxtaposed with quiet, muted sections.