Charpentier - Te Deum

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Now an iconic work, Charpentier's Te Deum is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, both brilliant and profound. Let yourself be carried away by this royal and sacred work, brilliantly conducted by Valentin Tournet in the presence of the Chapelle Harmonique.More details

Charpentier
Te Deum

Work by Marc-Antoine Charpentier et Jacques Danican Philidor

La Chapelle Harmonique
Gwendoline Blondeel - Cécile Achille - David Tricou - Mathias Vidal - Geoffroy Buffière
Valentin Tournet, conductor

In 1692, Charpentier wrote the Te Deum that would make him famous into the 20th century. Played for the military victory of Steenkerque, most probably at the church of Saint-Louis-des-Jésuites, this masterpiece, which glorified the armies of Louis XIV, is a powerful fresco whose prelude opens with the martial rhythms of the timpani and trumpets, symbolising the Grand Siècle of the arts, but also Louis XIV's conquests. Valentin Tournet adds pieces to the programme whose pomp is matched by their quality and expressiveness : the De Profundis has an extraordinary solemnity, while the Marche de Triomphe sounds the trumpets for the king considered the greatest in the world.

Recorded from November 19th to 22nd 2022 at the Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles.

Booklet French/English/German - Duration: CD 59'38

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