Why This CD Matters
New to French Baroque music? This Christmas program by composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier moves between a dramatic Nativity story and a midnight Mass, performed by Les Arts Florissants under William Christie. Instrumental settings of French Christmas carols bring a familiar, folk melody touch to the choral and orchestral music.
Collector Note
This 2001 European Erato edition was made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe. It pairs two Charpentier works, including the Messe de Minuit and instrumental Noël settings. The included 31-page booklet has notes and libretto text in French, English, and German.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: NM
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD
Label: Erato
Catalog Number: 8573-85820-2
Country: Europe
Released: 2001
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque, Motet, Mass, Choral, Orchestra
Total Time: 57:02
Packaging: Jewel case with 31-page multilingual booklet
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
In Nativitatem Domini Canticum; H416
Praeludium [Usquequo Avertis Faciem Tuam] — 2:46
Chorus Justrom [Memorare Testamenti] — 7:21
Nuit — 4:12
Réveil Des Bergers — 0:15
Chorus Pastorum [Coeli Aperti Sunt] — 0:14
Récit De L'Ange [Nolite Timere Pastores] — 2:38
Choeur Des Anges [Gloria In Altissimis Deo] — 2:17
Pastor [Transeamus Usque Bethleem] — 0:20
Marche Des Bergers — 1:16
Choeur [O Infanis, O Deus] — 3:45
Dernier Choeur [Exultemus Jubilemus] — 2:38
Messe De Minuit A 4 Voix, Flutes Et Violons Pour Noël; H9
Kyrie
Kyrie Eleison — 1:26
Noël Sur Les Instruments "Joseph Est Bien Marié", H534/3 — 1:43
Christe Eleison — 0:52
Noël Sur Les Instruments "Or Nous Dites Marie", H534/4 — 1:18
Kyrie Eleison — 1:15
Noël Sur Les Instruments "Une Jeune Pucelle", H534/6 — 1:22
Gloria
Gloria In Exelsis Deo — 1:39
Domine Deus — 1:38
Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus — 1:19
Credo
Credo In Unum Deum — 4:12
Cruxifixus — 3:24
Et Spiritum Sanctum — 2:35
Noël Sur Les Istruments "Laissez Paître Vos Bêtes", H531/2 — 1:23
Sanctus — 1:27
Benedictus — 0:46
Agnus Dei — 2:48
Shipping & Handling
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Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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