Search - Le Concert De l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte (organ) :: Pergolesi: A Neapolitan [Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu; Franck-Emmanuel Comte (organ); Franck-Emmanuel Comte] [Icsm Records: ICSM 012]

Since the middle of the 18th century, Pergolesis Stabat Mater has been an absolute triumph all over Europe. Its initial success in Lyon can be accredited to the booming musical societies. Franck-Emmanuel Comte found a very unusual manuscript of the Stabat Mater. This manuscript is presented in an unexpected arrangement. Apart from a few minor modifications in the instrumental parts, the second solo voice part is entrusted to a baritone (without a doubt because of the disappearance of the castrati), while the fugues and verse O quam tristisare arranged for five voices. Thus, the Latin poem takes on a whole new dimension, gaining theatricality and dramatic emphasis.