5: The late 1680s to 1699
Donald Macleod concludes this week's series with a look at the reasons why
Charpentierwas never employed at Louis XIV's court and the impact this may have had upon the composer. Without ever having held an official court position it is unclear why Charpentier wrote many of his largerworks, including one of the best-known, his Te Deum in D. Te Deum in D Annick Massis (soprano), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo), Eric Huchet and Patrick Henckens (tenors),
Russell Smythe (baritone), Jean-Louis Bindi (bass), Choir and Orchestra of Les Musiciens du
Louvre, conductor Mark Minkowski
Mass: Assumpta Est Maria Les Arts Florissants, director William Christie