Stabat Mater 麥克米倫．詹姆士 總譜 博浩版

《聖母頌》創作於 2015 年，由創世紀基金會委託哈裡-克里斯多夫斯和十六人合唱團創作。該作品為混聲合唱和絃樂管弦樂團而作，是人們期待已久的早期傑作《十字架上的七句遺言》（Seven Last Words from the Cross，1993 年）的續篇；事實上，後一部作品的開頭是鋼琴的'臨終氣息'，而前一部樂譜的結尾也是如此令人難忘。Stabat Mater》分為四個樂章，時長 53 分鐘。首演後，倫敦《金融時報》評論說，作曲家 "講述了一個'充滿損失、暴力和精神荒蕪的痛苦世界'[......]。在這裡可以找到麥克米倫的兩面性，既是虔誠的信徒，又是大膽而富有戲劇性的畫家--前者體現在獨唱和合奏的空靈寫作中，後者則體現在弦樂合奏所描繪的撕裂般的打擊和狂熱的焦慮中"

作曲家: MacMillan, James
樂器: choir and string orchestra
出版社: Boosey & Hawkes
原文簡介:
Composed in 2015, Stabat Mater was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Scored for mixed chorus and string orchestra it is a long-awaited sequel to the early masterpiece Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), for the same forces; indeed, the later work begins with the pianissimo ‘dying breaths’ with which the earlier score so unforgettably closes. Cast in four movements Stabat Mater has a duration of 53 minutes. Following the première London’s Financial Times commented that the composer “speaks of a ‘painful world of loss, violence, and spiritual desolation’ […]. Both sides of MacMillan are to be found here, the devotional and the painter of bold, dramatic canvases – the former in the ethereal writing for solo and ensemble voices, the latter in the lacerating blows and feverish anxieties depicted in the string ensemble.”