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Rossini’s ‘Stabat mater’

R3's Proms Marathon continues with a chance to hear the Nil Venditti conduct the Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in Rossini's Stabat Mater. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

R3's Proms Marathon continues with Petroc Trelawny. Featuring another chance to hear the Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Nil Venditti and star soloists performing Rossini's Stabat Mater, and the Proms premiere of Respighi's Church Windows.

Fragments of Gregorian chant are reassembled in the jewel-toned mosaic that is Respighi’s 1927 Church Windows - given its Proms debut by Nil Venditti and the Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Four richly scored orchestral movements each depict a different scene in sound: a shimmering nocturne for ‘The Flight into Egypt’, a luminous portrait of St Clare and explosive martial conflict for ‘The Archangel Saint Michael’.

Ancient musical models also inspired Rossini’s operatic Stabat mater – a powerful spiritual statement from the master of secular drama.

Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Nil Venditti (conductor)

Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Federica Lombardi (soprano)
Chiara Amarù (mezzo-soprano)
Dave Monaco (tenor)
Nicola Ulivieri (bass)
Epiphoni Consort
Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Nil Venditti (conductor)

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1 hour, 44 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Aug 2026 17:15
Â鶹Éç Radio 3

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  • Gioachino Rossini

    Stabat mater

    Singer: Federica Lombardi. Singer: Chiara Amarù. Singer: Dave Monaco. Singer: Nicola Ulivieri. Ensemble: Epiphoni Consort. Choir: Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nil Venditti.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Warner.

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  • Mon 31 Aug 2026 17:15
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3