Stabat mater (KA)

The Stabat Mater is a medieval poem that the mother of Jesus Christ sings before her crucified son. Therefore, The Stabat Mater is still prayed or sung today at the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (September 15).

Dvoráks The Stabat Mater was premiered in Prague in 1880 and was closely linked to his personal destiny. Within a short time of the premier, three of his children passed away.