Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
MESSE À 4 CHOEURS · CORI SPEZZATI

Monteverdi · Benevoli · Gabrieli · Agostini

Pauline Gaillard · Attila Varga-Tóth · Léo Guillou-Kérédan · Halidou Nombre

Maîtrise de Paris | CRR
Chœur de l’Opéra Royal
Consort Musica Vera
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas, conductor

Marc-Antoine Charpentier, with his Messe à quatre chœurs, delivers a unique work that reflects a rare encounter between French tradition and the splendor of Roman Baroque. Inspired by the grand polychoral works of Gabrieli and Benevoli - whom he listened to attentively during his stay in Italy - he unfolds a choral dialogue of exceptional breadth. Four vocal and instrumental ensembles face each other, respond, and intertwine in a play of echoes and timbres that transcends the liturgical space. Jean-Baptiste Nicolas brings an exalted momentum to this masterpiece of sacred music, combining stylistic precision with interpretative finesse.

Recorded from November 9th to 12th 2024 at the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles.

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