From Stabat Mater, First Movement Schirmer Choral Classics. Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736). Choral. Concert, Festival. Octavo. 4 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Chorus (with soloists) and orchestra (solos: SA - choir: SA(ad lib) - org - str)

SKU: BR.CHB-5171-02

Urtext. Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Choir; stapled. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). Baroque period. Choral score. 16 pages. Duration 50'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 5171-02. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-5171-02).

ISBN 9790004410950. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

In Naples, late in the year 1734, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi obtained a commission from a brotherhood of noblemen to write a new setting of the Stabat mater text in order to replace the work of Alessandro Scarlatti, who had passed away in 1725. This work, too, was to be limited to two vocal parts, which reflects the intimate character of this devotional work. Just a few years after its creation, Pergolesi's Stabat mater setting became known throughout the entire musical world, regardless of all religious boundaries. No other musical work was printed and copied more often in the 18th century than the Stabat mater. The present edition is based on the autograph, which contains corrections and deletions. It seems to have been hastily transcribed from sketches intended for the copyist's use. The publisher thus faced a particularly challenging task here.Besten Dank fur die Bereitstellung von Notenmaterial auf dem letzten Stand fur gerade dieses hervorragende Meisterwerk!(Singende Kirche)Breitkopf stellt zu seiner Ausgabe des Stabat-Maters eine Taschenpartitur zur Verfugung - eine nach den Quellen sorgfaltig erstellte, vorbildliche Ausgabe in ubersichtlichem Druck und ausfuhlichem Vorwort.(Wurttembergische Blatter fur Kirchenmusik).

Violin 2 (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-16

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337332. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Double bass (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-27

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337363. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Chorus a cappella (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.CHB-5312-02

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005Have a look into CHB 5312 and PB 5510. Romantic period. Choral score. 44 pages. Duration 85'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 5312-02. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-5312-02).

ISBN 9790004412329. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Woodwinds (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-30

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337370. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Violin 1 (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-15

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337325. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Viola (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-19

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337349. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

Violoncello (Solos: SATB - mix ch - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp - org - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5361-23

Urtext. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Klaus Doge. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)

Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005

Have a look into ISBN 9790004337356. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Antonin Dvorak penned his Stabat mater op. 58 in the years 1876 and 1877. The first performance took place in Prague on 23 December 1880. The first edition (score and piano vocal score) was published by Simrock (Berlin) in 1881.Breitkopf & Hartel's Urtext edition comprises the complete performance material including the piano vocal score and choral score. Through the arrangement by Josef Zubaty, the piano vocal score offers the sole authentic and historically legitimated music text, the one that Dvorak himself commissioned for the world premiere.The unique stature of Breitkopf's new edition of Dvorak's Stabat mater can easily be nailed down by three superlatives: * It is the only edition with a historically legitimated piano-vocal score. Josef Zubaty's arrangement is the only authentic reduction, and was commissioned by Dvorak himself for the world premiere. (The composer never made a reduction of this work himself.)* It is the only edition with a choral score.* It is thus the first text-critical edition that goes beyond the source findings presented in the Dvorak Complete Edition and which can be used for performances with a material that can be purchased in its entirety. ,,Guter Druck, gutes Papier, ubersichtlicher Notensatz. Wie immer ein Kompliment an und fur B&H! Die sorgsam aufeinander abgestimmten Teile der Neuausgabe erleichtern die Arbeit. Wenn nicht schon Auffuhrungsmaterial vorhanden ist, so sollte unbedingt zu dieser Ausgabe gegriffen werden. (Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Kirchenmusik)

The authentic text-critical new edition - complete as sales material (the only edition with a choral score and a historically legitimated piano-vocal score by Josef Zubaty)Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2005.

SATB/SATB choir

SKU: CA.7003705

Composed by Franz Lachner. Stabat Mater Op.154. Sacred vocal music, Holy Week. Choral Score. Op. 154. 24 pages. Duration 25 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 70.037/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.7003705).

ISBN 9790007103750. Language: Latin.

Among his compositions, Franz Lachner, the long-serving Music Director of the Court of Munich and Director of the Royal Choir, left behind a considerable number of sacred works, including two settings of the Stabat Mater. The first Stabat Mater, op. 154, from 1856 was strictly for a vocal ensemble; the second, op. 168, from 1870 (see p. 5) included strings and organ, in which the darker timbre was achieved through the absence of the violins. In its harmonic expression the second composition is especially oriented towards the, at that time, modern style of the North German School centred around Liszt and Wagner, but without ever exceeding a moderate degree of technical difficulty in the voice parts. Score available separately - see item CA.7003700.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trombones, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.9700312

Viennese version. Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Edited by Martin Haselbock. Arranged by Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried, Joseph Leopold Eybler, and Otto Nicolai. Stabat Mater (Satb Arr.Salieri) Spira. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1736/1800/1843. 16 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 97.003/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.9700312).

ISBN 9790007238766. Language: Latin.

Following his death, Pergolesi's last larger composition, the Stabat Mater of 1736, immediately became one of the most popular sacred works of the late baroque-early classical era. Numerous publications made this icon of Italian sacred music known throughout Europe. It was arranged by, among others, J. S. Bach (Tilge, Hochster, meine Sunden, BWV 1083), J. A. Hiller and Abbe Vogler. The most popular arrangement was the one made around 1800 for the Vienna Court Kapelle, in which Antonio Salieri, Franz Xaver Sussmayr and I. X. Ritter von Seyfried added woodwind instruments and obbligato trombones to the string accompaniment. In addition the 2-part texture of the upper voices in the original was arranged for 4 parts with obbligato soli. It was only in this opulent, sonorous version, which Otto Nicolai and three composer colleagues offered to 19th century Viennese music lovers. The piece is of medium difficulty. In the Viennese version it is a rarity that offers an enrichment to the repertoire for choirs wishing to discover something new. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9700300.

Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Ob (auch Eh), 2 Vl, Va, Bc

SKU: CA.5199105

Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Clemens Harasim. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Joseph Haydn, Sacred vocal music. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Choral Score. Composed 1767. Hob. XXbis. 16 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 51.991/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5199105).

ISBN 9790007186296. Language: Latin.

Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater, written in 1767, was the first church work the composer wrote after entering the service of Prince Esterhazy in Eisenstadt. Unlike almost all his other sacred works, it soon circulated in numerous copies and established Haydn's reputation as the leading vocal composer of his day. This edition is based on three original copies of parts, which are regarded as being particularly close to the (missing) autograph manuscript because of the date they were made and the reliable transmission of the music text. As so, this great, moving setting of the Stabat Mater is now newly available in a modern, scholarly edition. The complete performance material is available on sale. Score available separately - see item CA.5199100.

SS vocal soli, 2 violas, 2 cellos, contrabass (or SS vocal soli, organ)

SKU: CA.4077315

Composed by Franz Lachner. Edited by Georg Gunther. Double bass. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Single Part, Double Bass. Composed 1870. Op. 168. 4 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.773/15. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4077315).

ISBN 9790007221034. Language: Latin.

2nd version: Arrangement for Soli SS and upper strings 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb) Among his compositions, Franz Lachner, the long-serving Music Director of the Court of Munich and Director of the Royal Choir, left behind a considerable number of sacred works, including two settings of the Stabat Mater. The first Stabat Mater, op. 154, from 1856 was limited to a purely vocal ensemble (CV 70.037); the second, op. 168, from 1870 included strings and organ, in which the darker timbre was achieved through the absence of the violins. In its harmonic expression the second composition is especially oriented towards the, at that time, modern style of the North German School centred around Liszt and Wagner, but without ever exceeding a moderate degree of technical difficulty in the voice parts. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4077300.

Orchestra Soli STB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Fg, Cfg, 2 Cor, 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

SKU: CA.7006509

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Stefan Schuck. 1x 70.065/21 flute 1, 1x 70.065/22 flute 2, 1x 70.065/23 oboe 1, 1x 70.065/24 oboe 2, 1x 70.065/25 bassoon 1, 1x 70.065/26 bassoon 2, 1x 70.065/27 double bassoon, 1x 70.065/31 horn 1, 1x 70.065/32 horn 2, 1x 70.065/33 trombone 1, 1x 70.065/34 trombone 2, . Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Set of Orchestra Parts. D 383. Duration 37 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 70.065/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.7006509).

ISBN 9790007244729. Language: German.

In spring 1816 Franz Schubert, just nineteen years old, completed his second setting of the Stabat Mater in the midst of a highly productive period. In contrast with his first setting written the previous year, just five minutes in length, this time Schubert used the German translation by Klopstock as the basis for his composition. Stefan Schuck's edition is the first one of this work to be based on a critical evaluation of the primary sources, with complete performance material. The work, in a dark F minor, with its text by Klopstock, places Jesus Christ, rather than Mary, at the center of the contemplation. With his fugues, but particularly in the eight-part lamenting chorus Wer wird Zahren sanften Mitleids, Schubert shows himself at the height of his creative output. He composed his 4th Symphony, the Tragic, at almost the same time. The Stabat Mater is a rewarding work for choral societies and choirs to perform, because the choir has the largest portion to sing, and the choral parts are not too demanding. The composition is also a beautiful introduction to the choral-symphonic music of Schubert for less experienced choirs. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.7006500.

Orchestra Soli STB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Fg, Cfg, 2 Cor, 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

SKU: CA.7006503

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Stefan Schuck. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Vocal score. D 383. 64 pages. Duration 37 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 70.065/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.7006503).

ISBN 9790007166007. Language: German.

In spring 1816 Franz Schubert, just nineteen years old, completed his second setting of the Stabat Mater in the midst of a highly productive period. In contrast with his first setting written the previous year, just five minutes in length, this time Schubert used the German translation by Klopstock as the basis for his composition. Stefan Schuck's edition is the first one of this work to be based on a critical evaluation of the primary sources, with complete performance material. The work, in a dark F minor, with its text by Klopstock, places Jesus Christ, rather than Mary, at the center of the contemplation. With his fugues, but particularly in the eight-part lamenting chorus Wer wird Zahren sanften Mitleids, Schubert shows himself at the height of his creative output. He composed his 4th Symphony, the Tragic, at almost the same time. The Stabat Mater is a rewarding work for choral societies and choirs to perform, because the choir has the largest portion to sing, and the choral parts are not too demanding. The composition is also a beautiful introduction to the choral-symphonic music of Schubert for less experienced choirs. Score available separately - see item CA.7006500.