Orphee Descendant Aux Enfers / Airs / Sonata for 8

Orphee Descendant Aux Enfers / Airs / Sonata for 8

On this CD:

1. Orphée descendant aux enfers, cantata for 3 vocal soloists, instruments & continuo, H 471
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

2. Airs on stanzas from Le Cid, for alto/countertenor voice & continuo, H. 457-H. 459
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

3. Tristes déserts, sombre retraite, air for soprano voice & continuo, H. 469
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

4. Ah! qu'on est malheureux, air nouveau for soprano voice & continuo, H. 443
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

5. Amour vous avez beau redoubler mes alarmes, air for alto & continuo, H. 445
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

6. Rendez-moi mes plaisirs, air sérieux for alto (or countertenor) & continuo, H. 463
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

7. Auprès du feu l'on fait l'amour, air for soprano voice & continuo, H. 446
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

8. Epitaphium Carpentarii, cantata for 6 vocal soloists & continuo, H. 474
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey

9. Sonata for 2 flutes, strings, harpsichord & theorbo, H. 548
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Jacques Bona, Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort, Guy De Mey