ANTONIO VIVALDI, STABAT MATER

Stabat Mater for solo alto and orchestra, RV 621, is a composition by the Italian baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi on one of the Sorrows of Mary. It was premiered in Brescia in 1712 The work is scored for violins I & II, violas, solo alto or countertenor and basso continuo. Vivaldi's Stabat Mater only uses the first ten stanzas of the hymn. The music is keyed in F minor, and is generally slow and melancholy, with allegro only being used once in the Amen, and all the other movements not going faster than andante. Movements 4, 5, and 6 are identical to the first three musically. The composition is structured into nine movements. A piano transcription of this work was featured prominently in the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Antonio Vivaldi's Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in B minor, RV 169, is one of two pieces he composed bearing the subtitle "al Santo Sepolcro," the other being a Sonata in E flat major, RV 130. Both works are scored for two violins, viola, and continuo, although it is generally accepted that the Sinfonia may be played by either orchestral or chamber forces. There are many chapels in Italy that are called "al Santo Sepolcro" (of the Holy Sepulchre), but given the provenance of the undated Vivaldi manuscript in Turin, it may have been written for a chapel incorporated as part of the Sacro Monte complex in nearby Varallo, Italy.

Nulla in mundo pax sincera (RV 630) is a sacred motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi on a Latin text by an anonymous author. The title can be translated "In the world there is no sincere peace". The text focuses on the im Nulla in mundo pax sincera (RV 630) is a sacred motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi on a Latin text by an anonymous author. The title can be translated "In the world there is no sincere peace". The text dwells on the imperfections of a world overflowing with evil, and asks Jesus Christ for the salvation that he offers.Perfections of a

Program and cast

PROGRAM
A.Vivaldi: Sinfonia “Al Santo Sepolcro” in si minore RW169
A.Vivaldi: Stabat Mater in sol minore (originale in fa minore ) Rw621
A.Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax sincera RW 630

Paola Di Gregorio, SOPRANO
Maurizio Morgantini, CONDUCTOR
VIOLINI PRIMI :
Roberta Palmigiani
Biki Panitti
VIOLINI SECONDI:
Soichi Ichigawa
Valentina Macioti
VIOLA:
Orazio Vicari
VIOLONCIELLO :
Enrico Peluso
CEMBALO:
Stefano Vasselli
Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Roma