Gaetan Jarry - Charpentier: Messe de Minuit - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Having reached the peak of his art, Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed his final mass, Assumpta est Maria, around 1669. Composed around the theme of the Assumption of the Virgin, central to the Catholic religion, this grandiose work blends Italian influences and French style. Charpentier succeeded in combining devotion and virtuosity, making the Assumpta est Maria Mass one of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music, still appreciated for it's mystical depth and musical brilliance. Gaetan Jarry, accompanied by his ensemble Marguerite Louise, gives a superb performance that brings out all the expressiveness and solemnity of this mass. Album Tracks 1. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Kyrie. Kyrie 2. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Kyrie. Couplet d'orgue 3. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Kyrie. Christe Eleison 4. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Kyrie. Kyrie (reprise) 5. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Gloria. Gloria 6. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Gloria. Et in terra pax 7. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Gloria. Domine Deus 8. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Credo 9. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Patrem omnipotentem 10. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et in unum Dominum 11. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Qui propter nos homines 12. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et incarnatus 13. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Crucifixus etiam 14. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et resurrexit 15. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et iterum 16. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Cujus regni non erit finis 17. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et in Spiritum sanctum 18. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Confiteor 19. Missa Assumpta est Maria H. 11~Credo. Et vitam venturi saeculi 20. Concert pour quatre parties de violes H.545~Prelude 21. Concert pour quatre parties de violes H.545~Saraba

Mondonville achieved the apotheosis of the Grand Motet à la Française the fruit of Lalande's rhetorical heritage and Rameau's operatic style, in which he developed a sacred work symbolic of the Enlightenment. His great musical frescoes, animated by a sumptuous counterpoint that transfigures the sound of the choir, require unprecedented virtuosity to touch the sublime. A true star of the Concert Spirituel, Mondonville became it's most frequently played composer, all the while serving the Chapelle Royale audiences flocked to enjoy this InchrocailleInch style music, the sacred expression of Louis XV's reign. Gaétan Jarry offers us the three most splendid jewels. Album Tracks 1. In Exitu Israel, 1753 2. Dominus Regnavit, 1734 3. Coeli Enarrant Gloriam Dei, 1749

Marc-Antoine Charpentier was the French composer of the Grand Siècle who left the largest number of works specifically related to Christmas. Here, going beyond beyond the famous Messe de Minuit, listeners will be all the more enchanted by his histoires sacrées (brief oratorios) and Noëls pour les instruments when they are presented by the composer's most fervent advocates. Album Tracks 1. Charpentier Elevatio O Miraculum! 2. Charpentier In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, H.416 Praeludium. Usquequo Avertis Faciem Tuam 3. Charpentier In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, H.416 Nuit - Réveil Des Bergers - Cæli Aperti Sunt 4. Charpentier In Nativitate Domini N[Ost]Ri Jesu Christi Canticum, H.421 5. Charpentier Messe de Minuit, H.9 Kyrie 6. Charpentier Noël Sur Les Instruments, H.534 Joseph Est Bien Marié 7. Charpentier Messe de Minuit, H.9 Gloria 8. Charpentier Alma Redemptoris Mater, H.44 9. Charpentier Messe de Minuit, H.9 Credo 10. Charpentier Noël Sur Les Instruments, H.534 Laissez Paître Vos Bêtes 11. Charpentier Messe de Minuit, H.9 Sanctus 12. Charpentier Messe de Minuit, H.9 Agnus Dei 13. Charpentier Te Deum, H.147