Trois Histoires Sacrees
Gérard Lesne (counter-tenor)
Il Seminario Musicale
French countertenor Gérard Lesne and Il Seminario Musicale manage to bring Charpentier's three miniature oratorios vividly to life. The works employ narrators – sometimes a solo voice, sometimes... — More…
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Gramophone MagazineJuly 2001Editor's Choice
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Charpentier, M-A: Mors Saülis et Jonathae H 403
- Ronan Nedelec (bass), Jean-Francois Novelli (tenor), Gérard Lesne (countertenor), Raimonds Spogis (baritone)
- Seminario Musicale, Il
Part I: Cum essent congregata. (Chorus)
Part I: O mulier, suscita mihi in pythone (Saul, Maga)
Part I: Premiere symphonie de l'enchantement, "Aether umbrosus nigro velamine" (Maga)
Charpentier, M-A: Sacrificium Abrahae H 402
- Jean-Francois Novelli (tenor), Marie-Louise Duthoit (alto), Jael Azzaretti (soprano), Ronan Nedelec (bass), Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
- Seminario Musicale, Il
Cum centum esset annorum Abraham (Tenor)
Risum fecit mihi Deus (Sara, Abraham)
Et octavo die circumcidit filium suum (Chorus)
Excerpt,
- Gérard Lesne (countertenor), Ronan Nedelec (bass), Jean-Francois Novelli (tenor)
- Seminario Musicale, Il
Xenia pastores Christo portanda parastis
Sed prius narrate mihi
Linquite oves intactas et puras
Eamus properemus festinemus
Et intrantes domum