Charpentier: Magnificat à quatre voix / Savall

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704).

I. Magnificat à quatre voix.

Maria Christina Kiehr (Soprano).
Gérard Lesne (Countertenor).
John Elwes (Tenor).
Josep Cabré (Baritone).

Dir: Jordi Savall.

Charpentier was born in or near Paris, the son of a master scribe who had very good connections to influential families in the Parlement of Paris. Marc-Antoine received a very good education, perhaps with the help of the Jesuits, and registered for law school in Paris when he was eighteen. He was in Rome, probably between 1667 and 1669, and studied with Giacomo Carissimi. A certain legend claims that Charpentier initially traveled to Rome to study painting before he was discovered by Carissimi. This story is undocumented and possibly untrue. Regardless, he acquired a solid knowledge of the contemporary Italian practice that he brought to France upon his return.

Most likely he worked for Marie de Lorraine, duchesse de Guise on his return to France, as her house composer, until her death in 1688. During this time he composed a considerable quantity of dramatic secular vocal works, as well as Psalm settings, hymns, a Magnificat setting, a mass, and motets, which he called stories and canticum.

Beginning around 1672, he worked with Molière, after Molière's falling out with Jean-Baptiste Lully. During the 1680s Charpentier served as maître de musique at the Jesuits' Paris church of St. Louis. In addition, Charpentier served as the music teacher to Philippe, Duke of Chartres. Charpentier was appointed maître de musique à la Sainte Chapelle in 1698, a post he held until his death in 1704.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 18, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Author: OedipusColoneus

Length: 00:09:20
Rating: 5.00
Views: 12979

Tags: Charpentier Magnificat Jordi Savall Maria Christina Kiehr Gérard Lesne John Elwes Josep Cabré

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Video Comments:
firebreathone2 (November 27, 2008 at 1:16 pm)
That's really quite amazing
gustavs9 (October 11, 2008 at 9:55 am)
exceptional.....
MaBu888 (June 1, 2008 at 11:36 am)
I am not a guy who can call himself a christian, but this music is a good reason to become one. I'm beyond christianity's grasp though. QVINQVE STELLARVM * * * * *, ATQVE ADDO MIHI FAMILIARITATEM VIDEONEM. VAE!
belcantomania (July 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm)
GRATIAS AGO TIBI!!Grazie!I always thought sacral music is a vehicle for God!Ho sempre pensato che la musica sacra sia capace di evangelizzare molto più di tante prediche poco convincenti!Ciao!
grdeyt (March 10, 2008 at 2:59 pm)
Great piece. The chord at 9:04 is simply exquisite.
bluesourire (February 24, 2008 at 10:54 pm)
Me encanta esta obra.
La escucho todo el tiempo!
STRRE (February 23, 2008 at 8:52 am)
good work... charpentier is the best... ;)
kadrab (February 13, 2008 at 12:15 pm)
and 8.14
acdcmilan (February 9, 2008 at 1:07 pm)
amazing piece of music. 5.10 orgasmic.
escorivan (January 25, 2008 at 11:59 am)
Delicadísimo. Muy bonita interpretación.