Jean-Baptiste Nicolas, Consort Musica Vera, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Chœur de la Maîtrise du CRR de Paris - Charpentier: Messe à 4 Chœurs. Cori Spezzati (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. Deus in Auditorium
02. Dixit Dominus. Secondo tono a XXIV voci, cioè sei cori
03. Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 XI. Sonata sopra Sancta Maria ora pro nobis
04. In Ecclesiis, Ch. 78
05. Magnificat a 20 voci a cinque Cori
06. Canzon per sonar quarti toni, Ch. 185
07. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: I. Kyrie
08. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: II. Christe
09. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: III. Kyrie
10. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: IV. Gloria
11. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: V. Credo
12. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: VI. Sanctus
13. Messe à 4 chœurs, H. 4: VII. Agnus Dei
14. Domine Salvum fac Regem, H. 285



Marc-Antoine Charpentier, with his Messe à quatre choeurs, delivers a unique work that reflects a rare encounter between French tradition and the splendor of Roman Baroque. Inspired by the grand polychoral works of Gabrieli and Benevoli—whom he listened to attentively during his stay in Italy—he unfolds a choral dialogue of exceptional breadth. Four vocal and instrumental ensembles face each other, respond, and intertwine in a play of echoes and timbres that transcends the liturgical space. Jean-Baptiste Nicolas brings an exalted momentum to this masterpiece of sacred music, combining stylistic precision with interpretative finesse.

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