Passion Music

Franz Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater, from a 13th-century prayer for the Blessed Mother at the cross, was his first sacred work. We'll hear a performance featuring the Zurich Sing-Akademie led by Rene Jacobs. We'll follow with Mozart's beloved setting of Ave verum corpus.

Show Notes

Franz Joseph Haydn: Stabat Mater

  • Brigitte Christensen, soprano; Kristina Hammarstrom, alto; Steve Davislim, tenor; Christian Immler, bass
  • Zurich Sing-Akademie
  • Basel Chamber Orchestra
  • Rene Jacobs, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus, KV 618

  • Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir
  • Leonard Bernstein, conductor