- EDITOR’S CHOICE
- 2020 · Reinoud Van Mechelen, A Nocte Temporis
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- CHARPENTIER
- H. 9 · “Midnight Mass For Christmas Eve”
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- Gilles Gérard, Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Maîtrise, Camerata Sainte Anne, Delphine Le Gall, Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Ensemble vocal, Véronique Le Guen, Cécile Vénien-Gérard
- Gaétan Jarry, Nicolas de La Fortelle, Romain Champion, David Tricou, Louise Champion, Marguerite Louise, Nicolas Brooymans
- Andrew Dittman, Kara McBain, Dallas Bach Society, David Grogan, James Richman, Stéphanie Varnerin, Dianna Grabowski, Matthieu Peyregne, Haley Sicking, Patrick Gnage
- James Richman, Patrick Gnage, Dallas Bach Society, Haley Sicking
- Ella Bokor, Mircea Marian, PlaCello Ensemble, Stefan Cazacu, Razvan Suma
- Les Temps Présents, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Natacha Boucher, Olivier Schneebeli, Les Chantres du Centres de musique baroques de Versailles, Jean-François Lombard, Jean-François Novelli, David Witczak, Clément Debieuvre
Biography
Marc-Antoine Charpentier was a French composer of the Baroque era. He studied in Italy, but made his career in France, where he developed a style with both French and Italian influences, notable for its lyricism and penetrating psychological depth. A devout Catholic, he is best known for his sacred music, but he also wrote operas, songs, instrumental music, and incidental music for Molière plays. Charpentier received relatively little acclaim during his lifetime, and his work was largely ignored for nearly 200 years, but he underwent a revival in the late 20th century, and his true significance is finally being recognized.