Astorga Stabat mater

For SATB soloists, SATB chorus, and string ensemble
Composed during the early 1700s, Emanuele d'Astorga's nine-movement
Stabat Mater was to become one of the most frequently performed choral
works of the eighteenth century. Tinged with melancholy, it features
ornate solos, duets, and trios interspersed between beautiful
imitative moments for full chorus. Robert King has consulted
eighteenth-century sources for this edition, which includes an organ
reduction for rehearsal purposes.