Stabat Mater / music by Francis Poulenc.

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"Poulenc wrote his Stabat mater, a hauntingly passionate work, after visiting the sacred shrine at the Black Madonna of Rocamadour. He made a pilgrimage to her remote chapel in the south of France after a good friend of his was killed in a car accident. Poulenc's journey profoundly changed his life...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963
Corporate Authors: St. John's College (University of Cambridge). Choir (Performer)
Clare College (University of Cambridge). Choir (Performer)
Gonville and Caius College. Choir (Performer)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Howarth, Judith (Performer)
Robinson, Christopher, 1936- (Conductor)
Webber, Geoffrey (Conductor)
Brown, Timothy, 1946- (Conductor)
Whitbourn, James (Producer)
Language:English
French
Latin
German
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in Latin (Stabat Mater, Motets) or French (Litanies); documentary in English with subtitles in English, French, German, or Spanish.
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2002], ©2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
Stabat Mater dolorosa (Music)
Motets.
Rocamadour, Our Lady of.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Poulenc wrote his Stabat mater, a hauntingly passionate work, after visiting the sacred shrine at the Black Madonna of Rocamadour. He made a pilgrimage to her remote chapel in the south of France after a good friend of his was killed in a car accident. Poulenc's journey profoundly changed his life and work as a composer. Filmed in atmospheric and beautiful surroundings, this title is completed with extra features made from the inspiring locations of Rocamadour"--Container.
Note:Title from container.
Program notes in English, French, and German and Latin or French texts with English translations (29 pages : ill. ; 18 cm.) in container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ6 D0015481 VideoDVD
Credits:Television producers, Hans Petri, James Whitbourn ; television director, Ferenc van Damme.
System Details:DVD; PAL and NTSC; Dolby digital 4.0 surround or PCM stereo. audio; all regions; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic.
Participant or Performer:
Judith Howarth, soprano ; Choirs of St. John's, Clare and Gonville and Caius Colleges, Cambridge ; BBC Philharmonic, Christopher Robinson, conductor (Stabat Mater) ; Geoffrey Webber (Litanies), Timothy Brown (Motets), conductors.
Event Details:
Filmed at St. Wulfram's Church, Grantham (Stabat Mater) and at Jesus College, Cambridge (Litanies and Motets).