Huelgas Ensemble
O Crux, splendidior
The cross on which Jesus died symbolises his suffering, but also atonement and redemption.
Huelgas Ensemble sings the Stabat mater in an early, polyphonic Italian version as well as settings by Josquin des Prez and Orlandus Lassus. The widespread texts in adoration of the cross and several verses of the Holy Week hymn demonstrate that composers of practically every generation (Guerrero, Compère, de Rore, Palestrina and others) were inspired by these mystical texts. An evening with a myriad of emotions surrounding a single story.