Soprano Anna Prohaska and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja are both well known for their taste for eclecticism, experimentation and adventure. As they are also are friends, it was only to be expected that one day they would devise and record a programme together, and here it is: Maria Mater Meretrix... What is the relationship between Hildegard von Bingen and Gustav Holst, Antonio Caldara and Lili Boulanger? The two musicians and their partners in Camerata Bern explore the image of woman through ten centuries of music: the figure of the Virgin Mary – among other works, the triptych Magnificat - Ave Maria - Stabat Mater (1967/68) by Frank Martin, an unclassifiable composer whom both artists venerate – but also Mary Magdalene, in pieces by Caldara and Kurtág. The Saint, the Mother, the Whore... The expression of two women musicians of today, a journey full of meaning and a sensory exploration featuring solos, duets, quartets and works for large orchestra.
YB: https://youtu.be/vuQ6cEcQbbk
Works:
•Gustav Holst: Jesu sweet op. 35 Nr. 1
• Walther von der Vogelweide: Palästinalied
• George Crumb: God Music aus Black Angels
• Guillaume Dufay: Ave Maris Stella
• Fank Martin: Maria-Triptychon
• Tomas Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria
• György Kurtag: Berceuse aus Kafka-Fragmente op. 24
• Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus
• Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu
• Patkop: Felino
• Hildegard von Bingen: O rubor sanguinis
• Joseph Haydn: Sonata III "Mulier, ecce filius tuus" aus Die sieben letzten Worte unsere Erlösers am Kreuze H. XX: 1
• Hanns Eisler: Kuppellied
• Antonio Caldara: Arie "Per il mar del pianto mio" aus Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo
• Anonymus: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging