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Beautifulandhighlydramatic,AntonínDvorák'sStabatMaterwasinspiredbothbythecenturies-oldimageoftheVirginMary'svigilatthefootofthecrossandbythecomposer'sgriefatthedeathsofhischildren.BaseduponthetraditionalLatintextcompiledbythethirteenth-centuryFranciscanJacoponedeTodi,thisisoneofDvorák'smostmovingachievements.
Thefirstofthecomposer'simportantsacredworks,StabatMaterpremieredin1880attheCzechProvisionalTheaterinPrague,followedbyperformancesinBrnoandBudapest,andatLondon'sAlbertHall,whereDvorákconducted.Thework'stumultuouspopularityledtoperformancesinGermany,Austria,andtheUnitedStatesthatwonthecomposerlastingworldwidefame.Itsmelodicbeautyandaffectingsinceritykeepitanenduringfavoriteamongmusiciansandmusiclovers.