This programme is dedicated to Baroque music for Advent and Christmas by three French composers: Henry du Mont, Sébastien de Brossard and Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
Henry du Mont was of Flemish origin but worked most of his life in France, where he became one of the founders of the grand motet.
Sébastien de Brossard is best known as a music collector who saved many compositions from oblivion. Finally, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, from whom we hear some short histoires sacrées, betraying the influence of Giacomo Carissimi.
Henry du Mont (1610-1684)
1. Magnificat
Soloists of the Choeur de Chambre de Namur conducted by Bruno Boterf. Stéphane de Failly, violin. Françoise Enock, viola da gamba. Freddy Eichelberger, organ.
(CD: “Cantica Sacra” – Ricercar RIC 293, 2009)
2. Christus natus est nobis
Soloists of the Choeur de Chambre de Namur conducted by Bruno Boterf. Stéphane de Failly, violin. Françoise Enock, viola da gamba. Freddy Eichelberger, organ.
(CD: “Pour les Dames religieuses” – Ricercar RIC 305, 2010)
Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730)
3. Missa 5. toni pour la fête de Noël (SdB. 5) with motet O miraculum (SdB. 6)
4. Domine salvum fac regem (SdB. 7)
Les Pages et Les Chantres de la Chapelle, Le Mercure Galant conducted by Olivier Schneebeli
(CD: “Oeuvre chorales” – Astrée E 8619, 1997)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
5. Canticum in nativitatem Domini (H 393)
6. In nativitatem Domini canticum (H 314)
7. In festo purificationis (H 318)
Soloist ensemble Stimmkunst, Ensemble 94, conducted by Kay Johannsen
(CD: “Noël – Weihnachtskantaten” – Carus 83.196, 2008)
addition:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
8. Noël Joseph est bien marié (H 534)
Ensemble 94 conducted by Kay Johannsen
(CD: see 5-7)
Depicted: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
