La couronne de fleurs, H. 486: OvertureMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 1: Renaissez, paraissez (Flore)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Teresa Wakim, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 1: Marche des BergersMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Puisque Flore en ces lieux nous convie (Roselie, Bergeres)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Amanda Forsythe, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Trio. Trop indiscrets Zephirs - Et vous, fontaines et ruisseaux (Sylvandre) [Un Berger]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Douglas Williams, Jesse Blumberg, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Prélude pour animer les bergers au combatMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Recitative. Lorsqu'un torrent enfle par un soudain orage (Amaranthe, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Dorothee Mields, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Amanda Forsythe, Mireille Lebel, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Recitative. La foudre menaçant qui perce avec fureur (Forestan, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jason McStoots, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Mireille Lebel, Zachary Wilder, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: MenuetMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Recitative. Des héros fabuleux que la Grèce a chantes (Hyacinthe, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Mireille Lebel, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 2: Recitative. Louis fait a nos temps, par ses faits inouis (Mirtil, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Zachary Wilder, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Mireille Lebel, Jason McStoots, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 3: Quittez, quittez Bergers, ce dessein temeraire (Pan, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Mireille Lebel, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 3: Nous nous taisons. Pan nous l'ordonne (Roselie)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Amanda Forsythe, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 3: Bien que, pour etaler les Vertus immortelles (Flore, Pan)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 3: Ballet. Bergers et BergeresMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486, Scene 3: Belles fleurs, tous les ans (Roselie, Amaranthe, All)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Teresa Wakim, Jesse Blumberg, Mireille Lebel, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488: OvertureMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 1: Inventons mille jeux divers (Daphnee, Chorus)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Teresa Wakim, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 1: Ruisseau qui dans ce beau sejour (Enone, Arethuze)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Dorothee Mields, Teresa Wakim, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 1: Compagnes fideles (Euridice)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Amanda Forsythe, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 1: Qu'il se croira fortune – Recitative. L'on ne goûte point de plaisirs sans douleurs (Daphne, Euridice, Chorus) [Enone]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Dorothee Mields, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 1: Recitative. Soutiens-moi, chère Enone - Orphée, adieu, je meurs (Euridice, Orphée, Chorus) [Euridice]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Amanda Forsythe, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 2: Ah! Bergers, c'en est fait (Orphée, Chorus)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 2: Entrée de nymphes et de bergers desespèresMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 2: Recitative. Lache amant, pourrais-tu survivre (Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 3: Recitative. Ne tourne point, mon fils (Apollon, Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jesse Blumberg, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act I Scene 3: Recitative. Que d'un frivole espoir - Juste sujet de pleurs (Orphée) [Chorus]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 1: Affreux tourments (Ixion, Tantale, Titye)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Jesse Blumberg, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 2: Cessez, cessez, fameux coupables (Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 2: Quelle touchante voix, quelle douce harmonie (Ixion, Tantale, Titye)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Jesse Blumberg, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 2: Je ne refuse point le secours - Il n'est rien aux Enfers (Orphée) [Chorus]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 2: Les fantomesMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Prelude - Recitative. Que cherche en mon palais (Pluton)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Douglas Williams, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Je ne viens point ici - Pauvre amant (Orphée) [Proserpine, Chorus]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Dorothee Mields, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Euridice n'est plus (Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Recitative. Le destin est contraire - Permets qu'elle revive (Pluton, Proserpine) [Ombres Heureuses]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Douglas Williams, Dorothee Mields, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Tu ne la perdras point, hélàs (Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Recitative. Quel charme imperieux - Courage Orphée (Pluton, Proserpine) [Chorus]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Douglas Williams, Dorothee Mields, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Souviens-toi du larcin (Orphée)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 3: Recitative. Je cede, je me rends - Recitative. Amour, brulant Amour (Pluton) [Orphée]Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Douglas Williams, Aaron Sheehan, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H. 488, Act II Scene 4: Vous partez donc, Orphée - Entrée des Fantomes (Chorus, Ixion, Tantale, Titye)Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder, Jesse Blumberg, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Paul O'Dette
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Marc-Antoine Charpentier with this exquisite 2014 release from CPO. The album presents two of Charpentier's most enchanting works, "La couronne de fleurs" (H. 486) and "La descente d'Orphée aux enfers" (H. 488), showcasing the composer's mastery of French Baroque music.
"La couronne de fleurs," a pastoral opera-ballet, opens with a lively overture and unfolds through a series of charming scenes. The narrative revolves around the god Pan and the nymphs, celebrating the beauty of nature and the power of love. The score is filled with delightful melodies, intricate dances, and expressive recitatives, offering a rich tapestry of sounds that highlight Charpentier's inventive genius.
The second part of the album features "La descente d'Orphée aux enfers," a dramatic retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. This opera is a tour de force, blending moments of intense emotion with moments of pure musical beauty. The journey from the idyllic pastoral scenes of the first act to the dark, dramatic underworld of the second act is a testament to Charpentier's ability to create vivid musical landscapes.
With a duration of 1 hour and 19 minutes, this album is a comprehensive exploration of Charpentier's musical prowess. The performances are brought to life by a talented ensemble, capturing the essence of the Baroque era with authenticity and passion. Whether you are a seasoned enthusiast of classical music or a curious newcomer, this album offers a rewarding listening experience that showcases the timeless appeal of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's compositions.
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