In Memoriam James Bowman (1941-2023), Part 2. On March 27, 2023, the English countertenor James Bowman passed away. In three programs, we will be playing music that Bowman recorded. Today we will be listening to Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, which Bowman recorded with Emma Kirkby. We will begin with Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Stabat mater RV.621
– Stabat mater dolorosa
– Cujus animam gementem
– O quam tristis et afflicta
– Quis est homo
– Quis non posset contristari
– Pro peccatis suae gentis
– Eia mater, fons amoris
– Fac ut ardeat cor meum
– Amen
James Bowman, countertenor. Academy of Ancient Music
conducted by: Christopher Hogwood
(cdbox Stabat Mater, Deutsche Grammophon 00289 4805010, 2011)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Emma Kirkby, James Bowman en Christopher Hogwood (bron: Opera Fresh)
2. Stabat Mater
– Stabat Mater Dolorosa
– Cuius Animam Gementem
– O Quam Tristis et Afflicta
– Quae Moerebat et Dolebat
– Quis est Homo
– Vidit Suum Dulcem Natum
– Eia Mater Fons Amoris
– Fac, ut Ardeat cor Meum
– Sancta Mater, Istud Agas
– Fac ut Portem Christi Mortem
– Inflammatus et Accensus
– Quando Corpus Morietur
Emma Kirkby, sopraan. James Bowman countertenor. Academy of Ancient Music conducted by: Christopher Hogwood
(cd Pergolesi – Stabat Mater – Salve Regina, L’Oiseau Lyre 4256 922, 1989)
On featured photo: James Bowman (bron AllMusic)
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