- EDITOR’S CHOICE
- 2020 · A Nocte Temporis, Reinoud Van Mechelen
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- CHARPENTIER
- H. 9 · “Midnight Mass For Christmas Eve”
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- Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Maîtrise, Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Ensemble vocal, Camerata Sainte Anne, Véronique Le Guen
- Louise Champion, Nicolas de La Fortelle, Romain Champion, Gaétan Jarry, David Tricou, Marguerite Louise, Nicolas Brooymans
- James Richman, Stéphanie Varnerin, Dianna Grabowski, Patrick Gnage, Andrew Dittman, Haley Sicking, Kara McBain, Dallas Bach Society, David Grogan, Matthieu Peyregne
- Dallas Bach Society, Patrick Gnage, Haley Sicking, James Richman
- PlaCello Ensemble, Stefan Cazacu, Razvan Suma, Ella Bokor, Mircea Marian
- Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Les Temps Présents, Natacha Boucher, Jean-François Lombard, Jean-François Novelli, David Witczak, Clément Debieuvre, Les Chantres du Centres de musique baroques de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli
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.