The opening bars of Pergolesi’s glorious Stabat mater were described (in 1754) as being ‘the most perfect and most touching to have come from the pen of any musician’. Listening afresh to this recording, it’s clear why.

Mastered by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, this 180g LP is part of Hyperion’s 2026 Vinyl Edition. For the CD or download version of this album—both of which additionally include the motet In caelestibus regnis performed by Michael Chance—please » Click here.