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Marc-Antoine Charpentier

BBC Radio 3
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Christmas Oratorio (sung in French)
Charpentier's Pastorale sur la Naissance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ was composed around 1685 for the Princesse de Guise as part of the religious celebrations for Christmas Eve
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ensemble, directed by ROGER BLANCHARD - records
<Two performances of Bach's Christmas Oratorio: tomorrow and Sunday)

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Directed By:
Roger Blanchard
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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