A whole series of posts of settings of “Stabat Mater” could be made…Pergolesi, Haydn, Dvorâk, Rossini, Poulenc, Arvo Pärt. Here, from his late Four Sacred Pieces, is Verdi’s – which, if you haven’t heard it before, I recommend sticking around for in full for the amazing climax.
Séamus Sweeney 