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Stabat Mater, RV 621 : Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater – II. Cuius animam – III. O quam tristis
by James Bowman
About This Song
About "Stabat Mater, RV 621 : Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater – II. Cuius animam – III. O quam tristis" by James Bowman
Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater begins with a mother’s grief made architecture: James Bowman’s countertenor floats above a bed of sighing strings. The first three movements move from tearful gaze to piercing sword, each phrase a drop of blood on marble. Sorrow here is not soft—it is sculpted.