Stabat Mater

Antonín Dvořák's Stabat Mater is the musical result of several personal tragedies: in 1875, his joy at his first successes as a composer and his happy family life were shattered by the death of his daughter Josefa, who was only two days old. As a deeply religious person, Dvořák began working on the Stabat Mater to cope with his grief. Then, in 1877, his other two small children died in quick succession. Dvořák then immersed himself in the work ag...