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Choir Works

on BBC Radio 3

Presented by Brian Wright. First heard in Paris in 1688, Charpentler's trag6die en musique sets the biblical story on a truly grand scale, in five acts with a prologue, and musically makes the most of the dramatic potential of this tale of love and war.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier David et Jonathas
Saul.JEAN-FRANÇOIS GARDEIL (bar)
Joabel
JEAN-PAUL FOURCHECOURT (bass)
Jonathas ...MONIQUE ZANETTI (sop) Les Arts Florissants, conductor William Christie Producer Tim Thome. Discs

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Wright.
Unknown:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Unknown:
Monique Zanetti
Conductor:
William Christie
Producer:
Tim Thome.
Achish:
Bernard Delatre (bass)
David:
Gerard Lesne (countertenor)

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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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