- 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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- Cécile Vénien-Gérard, delphine le gall, Véronique Le Guen, Camerata Sainte Anne, Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Ensemble vocal, Gilles Gérard, Chœurs de la Maîtrise de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray: Maîtrise
- David Tricou, Louise Champion, Marguerite Louise, Nicolas Brooymans, Nicolas de La Fortelle, Romain Champion, Gaétan Jarry
- Dianna Grabowski, Matthieu Peyregne, Stéphanie Varnerin, Kara McBain, Dallas Bach Society, David Grogan, Patrick Gnage, James Richman, Haley Sicking, Andrew Dittman
- James Richman, Patrick Gnage, Haley Sicking, Dallas Bach Society
- Olivier Schneebeli, Jean-François Novelli, David Witczak, Clément Debieuvre, Les Chantres du Centres de musique baroques de Versailles, Jean-François Lombard, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Natacha Boucher, Les Temps Présents
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.