Sunday, January 4, 2015

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Draghi was from the town of Pergola, from whence he got his much more famous nickname.  His career blazed brightly in the seven years of so between his first published composition and his death from tuberculosis.  You wonder what else he might have done given a longer run.

Pergolesi was born on this day in 1710.


4 comments:

Old NFO said...

THey must be sopranos, since I'm not able to hear them... sigh

libertyman said...

Thanks for the introduction -- a good class and an amazing performance.

Windy Wilson said...

Stabat Mater? I never knew that. Thanks.

Windy Wilson said...

Stabat Mater? I never knew that. Thanks.