Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Secular Cantatas – review

Netrebko/Pizzolato/ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra/Pappano(DG)Before the period instrument revolution, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was often treated as a diva vehicle, and the soprano/mezzo pairings of yesteryear included such combinations as Mirella Freni with Teresa Berganza and Evelyn Lear with Christa Ludwig. This latest recording, taped live in Baden-Baden last year, features Anna Netrebko and Marianna Pizzolato, and is in some respects in the same tradition. Neither is a Bar...

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