3: Sacred and Stage Music
Charpentier's first patroness, the Duchesse de Guise, was a pious and music-loving sponsor. In the mid-1680s Charpentier became composer and Master of Music at St Louis, the most important Jesuit church in Paris, famed for its excellent music making. Presented by Donald Macleod.
1st Antiphon: Avertantur Retrosum ; Psalm 69: Deus in Adjutorium Meum
Intende Soloists, Jean-Charles Ablitzer (organ), Les Arts Florissants (excerpts) Agnes Mellon (soprano), Les Arts
Florissants, director William Christie La Descente d'Orphee aux Enfers
(excerpts) Soloists, Les Arts Rorissants, director William Christie
Pourle Saint Sacrament au Reposoir
Soloists, Choirand Orchestra of the Chapelle Royale , director Philippe Herreweghe Amor Vince Ogni Cosa (excerpts) Soloists, Les Arts Rorissants, director William Christie
Gratiarum Actiones
Soloists, La Simphonie du Marais, director Olivier Schneebeli