Stabat Mater ⬩ Collegium 1704

The music of Holy Week, as it has been conceived by composers of various European regions since the Middle Ages, represents an extraordinarily diverse and profound richness. The Stabat Mater sequence was also part of the Easter Triduum services until 1727, and in Italy in particular we could hardly find a major composer who had not set the text of the Stabat Mater to music. One of the most refined works of this kind comes from the pen of Antonio Caldara.