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This Virgin Classics release reunites William Christie and Les Arts Florissants with the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, a composer for whom it can be said Christie has done more to expose than any other he has taken on. This is saying a lot, as Christie has also made extensive recorded forays into the works of Campra, Lully, Montéclair, Monteverdi, Purcell, and in particular, Handel. However, Charpentier remains a special case to Christie, and there is still a monumental amount of unrecorded music by this composer to exploit. The two works on Virgin Classics' Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis actually have been recorded before, though not often and not by well-known groups like Christie's -- the Motet pour une longue Offrande has been recorded by Philippe Herreweghe and that's about it in terms of the competition.
Virgin's recording, made in the Théâtre de Poissy, is very excellent -- warm, clear, and full bodied. Christie's soloists -- countertenors Paul Agnew and Marc Molomot, bass João Fernandes, alto Ana Quintans, and the others -- all turn in splendid performances, as does the band under Christie's direction. As in Charpentier's opera, Médée, which Christie recorded in a definitive reading on Erato some years back, Charpentier's music is lush, languid, and sometimes makes use of surprisingly advanced-sounding harmonies. But neither the dramatic motet Judicium Salomonis or the Motet pour une longue Offrande are as captivating as Médée; listen as one might through these long-seeming works and to the generally lovely sound made by Les Arts Florissants, the whole thing sounds musically dead and is rather dull overall. Long stretches of densely polyphonic writing work toward a big climax that sits there for a second, and then picks up with another dense, polyphonic passage. This same formal strategy is repeated several times; it is as though the busier and more florid the texture is, the more Charpentier likes it, and he doesn't know when to quit, to provide something more direct, if nothing more than just to rest one's ears for a bit. While one may complain about the lengthiness of some of the arias in Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas, at least they serve the purpose of making the choruses more interesting. Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis just wears you out, and long before one gets to its conclusion.
Concerning William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, they are as fine here as they've always been, and Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis is probably the most deluxe package that these works will ever enjoy. Whether these particular pieces are worthy of such deluxe treatment is another matter. If one is a die-hard Charpentier enthusiast, this might be the best thing since sliced bread, but "heavy" and "ponderous" are both very good words to describe the effect of Virgin Classics' Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis.
© TiVo
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Marc Mauillon, Baritone Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Joao Fernandes, Bass Vocals - Marc Mauillon, Vocals - Leif Aruhn-Solén, Tenor Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Neal Davies, Baritone Vocals - Marc Mauillon, Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Neal Davies, Baritone Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Ana Quintans, Soprano Vocals - Marc Molomot, Tenor Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Neal Davies, Baritone Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Joao Fernandes, Bass Vocals - Marc Molomot, Tenor Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Ana Quintans, Soprano Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer - Maud Gnidzaz, Soprano Vocals
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, MainArtist - Neal Davies, Baritone Vocals - Leif Aruhn-Solén, Tenor Vocals - Jiri Heger, BalanceEngineer - Cari Ghazarossian, Tenor Vocals
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Albumbeschreibung
This Virgin Classics release reunites William Christie and Les Arts Florissants with the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, a composer for whom it can be said Christie has done more to expose than any other he has taken on. This is saying a lot, as Christie has also made extensive recorded forays into the works of Campra, Lully, Montéclair, Monteverdi, Purcell, and in particular, Handel. However, Charpentier remains a special case to Christie, and there is still a monumental amount of unrecorded music by this composer to exploit. The two works on Virgin Classics' Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis actually have been recorded before, though not often and not by well-known groups like Christie's -- the Motet pour une longue Offrande has been recorded by Philippe Herreweghe and that's about it in terms of the competition.
Virgin's recording, made in the Théâtre de Poissy, is very excellent -- warm, clear, and full bodied. Christie's soloists -- countertenors Paul Agnew and Marc Molomot, bass João Fernandes, alto Ana Quintans, and the others -- all turn in splendid performances, as does the band under Christie's direction. As in Charpentier's opera, Médée, which Christie recorded in a definitive reading on Erato some years back, Charpentier's music is lush, languid, and sometimes makes use of surprisingly advanced-sounding harmonies. But neither the dramatic motet Judicium Salomonis or the Motet pour une longue Offrande are as captivating as Médée; listen as one might through these long-seeming works and to the generally lovely sound made by Les Arts Florissants, the whole thing sounds musically dead and is rather dull overall. Long stretches of densely polyphonic writing work toward a big climax that sits there for a second, and then picks up with another dense, polyphonic passage. This same formal strategy is repeated several times; it is as though the busier and more florid the texture is, the more Charpentier likes it, and he doesn't know when to quit, to provide something more direct, if nothing more than just to rest one's ears for a bit. While one may complain about the lengthiness of some of the arias in Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas, at least they serve the purpose of making the choruses more interesting. Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis just wears you out, and long before one gets to its conclusion.
Concerning William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, they are as fine here as they've always been, and Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis is probably the most deluxe package that these works will ever enjoy. Whether these particular pieces are worthy of such deluxe treatment is another matter. If one is a die-hard Charpentier enthusiast, this might be the best thing since sliced bread, but "heavy" and "ponderous" are both very good words to describe the effect of Virgin Classics' Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis.
© TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 18 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:02:47
- 1 digitales Booklet
- Künstler: Les Arts Florissants William Christie
- Komponist: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- Label: Warner Classics
- Herkunft: France
- Genre: Klassik Geistliche Vokalmusik Geistliche Oratorien
- Zeitraum: Barockmusik
© 2006 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2006 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics.
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