Marc-Antoine Charpentier, A Musical Autumn in Versailles
A biography of Marc-Antoine Charpentier
A biography of the 17th-century French composer, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, who was one of Moliere's contemporary.
The leading performers of Baroque music, including Jordi Savall and Christophe Rousset, perform a selection of his most striking works in the Château of Versailles: instrumental music (Alceste, by Lully), vocal music (Actéon), tragic opera (Médée) and great musical compositions (Missa Assumpta and Maria, Te Deum)
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi
conductor
Les Folies Françoises
Patrick Cohën-Akenine conductor
Le Parlement de musique
Martin Gester conductor
Ambronay European Baroque Academy
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet conductor
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall conductor, viola di gamba
Il Seminario Musicale
Gérard Lesne conductor
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar conductor
Movie director : Olivier Simonnet
Musical period : Baroque
Duration : 01 h 55 min
Production date : 2005
Production : © Arte France / Camera Lucida Productions / Centre de musique baroque de Versailles / Etablissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles 2005
Available version(s) : FR
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