M-A Charpentier ~ In nativitatem Domini canticum H.416 ~ SOLOMON’S KNOT

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) ~ In nativitatem Domini canticum H.416
Motet dramatique, Oratorio de Noël, Pastorale
SOLOMON'S KNOT
solomonsknot.co.uk
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: see closed captions/subtitles
soprano: Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths
alto: Kate Symonds-Joy
haute-contre: Peter Davoren
tenor: Marcus Farnsworth, Thomas Herford
bass: Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells
violin I: Naomi Burrell
violin II: Beatrice Scaldini
viola: Joanne Miller
viola da gamba: Jonathan Rees
violone: Carina Cosgrave
flute I: Eva Caballero
flute II: Marta Gonçalves
organ/harpsichord: William Whitehead
theorbo/guitar: James Akers
artistic director: Jonathan Sells
recorded live at St John's Smith Square, London, UK
9 December 2019
Apple & Biscuit Recordings
appleandbiscuit.com

[@etienneleuridan3547]

Enfin de bons musiciens que l’on de dirige pas à la baguette. Vous tous merveilleux !

[@francoislebedel4428]

Encore une pépite échappée du trésor que nous a légué le génial Marc-Antoine Charpentier. J'aime beaucoup et ces interprètes sont tout simplement excellents. Merci à eux...et à Marc-Antoine !

[@clemclem_7553]

❤merveilleuse interprétation, musique pour Noël sublime

[@antoniobamoravi2280]

Cela ne recueille pas assez de félicitations,
Merci aux musiciens anglais et à votre excellence, je vous aime et un clin d’œil à votre grand génie éternel Mister Purcell.
Charpentier est un compositeur extraordinaire, c'est merveilleux d’entendre la France et L’Angleterre réunies

[@solomonsknot]

Merci beaucoup!

[@user-qm7qd1ri9u]

Great performance of the real masterpiece! This music is still undiscovered.

[@LordUhtred1]

Perfect!

[@bucky20816]

I always loved this piece ever since Les Arts Florissants recorded it about 20 years ago. Nice to see more performances available now. This is down a step from my score.

[@gillesjeanpierre2461]

Bravo. Splendide

[@tartinitrumpet]

I like how you have the translation displayed. Great performance!

[@solomonsknot]

Thanks! It took Jonny many, many hours 😅

[@94Ryuma]

A truly great performance. Pronouncing the latin words with the period French accent is especially cool imo.

[@pacificodelnorte6628]

Beautiful. Perfect for the season!🎄

[@crazyherisson6500]

Great to see the latin pronounced "à la française" comme il se doit !

[@waynehubbard9474]

So great to hear this wonderful work getting more exposure via this fantastic ensemble of musicians!

[@stephenhall3515]

Post-opera Charpentier digging deep into the wonder of his firmly held faith.
These later works are subtle and scholars are discovering what harmonic strides the composer made in the last quarter of his composing life.
This is not a work to be assessed in a single hearing because one has to allowed it to permeate. It is wonder full to the brim.

[@k_b7341]

I wonder why the musical director is doing some voodoo from the background. He probably wasn’t aware that the eye of the camera catches everything. His colleagues are doing a wonderful job. Nice live performance, bravo 👍🏻