Charpentier - Pastorale / Mellon · Cantor · Feldman · Reinhart · Laurens · Visse · Lestringant · Darras · Laplénie · Sicot · Les Arts Florissants · Christie
On this CD:
1. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Ouverture
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
2. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 1. Air Que nos soupirs
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
3. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 1. Chœur Le régne du péché
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
4. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 1. Air Ecoutez moy
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
5. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 1. Ritournelle
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
6. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 2. Air Régnez, calme profond
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
7. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 2. Chœur Qu'entendons-nous?
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
8. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scènes 3 & 4. Air et Chœur De l'univers
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
9. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 5
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
10. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 6
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
11. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 7. Air Votre tendresse
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
12. Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 vocal soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 483 Scène 7. Menuet et fin
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
13. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Praeludium
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
14. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Récitatif de l'Évangeliste
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
15. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Air de l'Ange - Chœ des Bergers
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
16. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Ritournelle
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
17. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Récitatif de l'Évangéste
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
18. In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacrée for 4 soloists, chorus, 2 treble instruments & continuo, H. 414 Air d'un berger et chœur Salve, puerule
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Charpentier's Pastorale is basically an elaborate French baroque Christmas pageant (and that's not a criticism) depicting the shepherds' vision of the angel and their pilgrimage to the manger in Bethlehem. It has some particularly charming examples of the pastoral music so beloved of French Baroque composers (for recorders, finger cymbals, and the like) and a gorgeous scene with Agnès Mellon leading the band of angels singing praises to God. "In nativitatem DNJC canticum" sets various verses of a Latin hymn of praise to a beguiling triple-time tune. As for the performance, it's a fine example of why, for twenty years, there have been no more persuasive interpreters of Charpentier than William Christie and Les Arts Florissants. --Matthew Westphal
Charpentier - Pastorale / Mellon · Cantor · Feldman · Reinhart · Laurens · Visse · Lestringant · Darras · Laplénie · Sicot · Les Arts Florissants · Christie, Music, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, William Christie, Agnès Mellon, Philippe Cantor, Les Arts Florissants, Dominique Visse, Gregory Reinhart, Baroque Incidental Music for Orchestra and Voices (or Sem, Choral, Christmas / Chanukkah, Classical, Classical Music, Oratorio, Vocal
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