Agostino Steffani: Stabat Mater; Voices of Music, Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano

The numinous opening sequence of the Steffani Stabat Mater, with soloist Jennifer Ellis Kampani. UHD Video from the Voices of Music concert, March, 2015. Steffani composed the Stabat Mater towards the end of his life, and considered it his last and finest work. The rich, seven-part counterpoint of the introduction for instruments and solo voice sets the tone for the complete work. Voices of Music Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler Directors Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, Italy, 1660 Maxine Nemerovski, baroque violin by Timothy Johnson, Indiana, 1999 (after Stradivari, Cremona, 17th century) Kati Kyme, baroque viola, Germany, anonymous, 18th century Lisa Grodin, baroque viola by Mathias Eberl, Salzburg, Austria, 1680 David Daniel Bowes, baroque viola by Richard Duke, London, England, ca. 1780 Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, baroque cello, Anonymous, 18th century Farley Pearce, violone by George Stoppani, Manchester, 1985, after Amati, 1560 David Tay