Pergolesi – Stabat Mater – Raphaëlis: Klang af Verdensarven #3

Hear Pergolesi's Stabat Mater sung in Danish in the historic Riddersalen hall at Roskilde Kloster on March 14, 2027. The concert combines 18th-century music with research into how the work was once performed in Roskilde.

Musicologists from Raphaëlis begin by discussing the findings behind the Danish version and the city's musical life. Then Roskilde Domkirkes Pigekor performs with a string quintet from Concerto Copenhagen and Bine Bryndorf on harpsichord. Roskilde Domkirkes Pigekor is Roskilde Cathedral's girls' choir.

Pergolesi wrote Stabat Mater in 1736 for a religious brotherhood in Naples. According to the research project's findings, the work was often performed in Danish in 18th-century Denmark. Holding the concert outside the cathedral also connects it to an older local tradition: during Holy Week before Easter the church fell silent and musicians performed Passion music at other places around the city.

This is the third concert in the Klang af Verdensarven series. The concert starts at 2 p.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m.