Orchestra of the 17th Century: Charpentier - Te Deum (Pt. I)

Marc Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) -excerpt from live performance of "Te Deum"
Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington D.C.
(period instrument ensemble)
Michael Holmes, music Director
with the voices of Carmina, Vera Kochanowsky, dir.

About the performers:

The Orchestra of the 17th Century ("O17"), directed by its founder Michael Holmes, is dedicated to the exploration and promotion of music from the century that saw the birth of the modern notion of the "orchestra." Since there was no standardized orchestra for most of the 17th century, each performance by O17 is a unique experience in instrumental color. Its audiences hear groups that feature a variety of wind instruments such as cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, shawms, and recorders, as well as performances that feature the more familiar large string group with continuo. O17 is now in its eighth season of its existence and still striving to produce more unique and fascinating programs otherwise difficult to produce due to the specialized use of period instruments. One of the subsets of O17 is the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, North America's premiere ensemble of its kind. Another subset is the Ensemble Stylus Luxurians. O17 released its first CD recording of Roman and Venetian music in the Fall of 2004, in collaboration with the Choir of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.

Contact: musicdirector@uucss.org

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• Orchestra
• of
• the
• 17th
• Century
• Te
• Deum
• Marc
• Antoine
• Charpentier
• Carmina
• Vera
• Kochanowsky

[lordjesq]

Beautiful. I don't suppose you would post this version of the full Te Deum prelude, or tell us where we might purchase it? Your video tempts us with the last few seconds.

[msholmes]

@lordjesq Please send me your email address, and I can upload you a recording of the live performance.

[warh0rn]

I love how the brass section does not dominate or cover the vocal parts yet still retain the brilliance of tone found at fotissimo levels.

[msholmes]

Yes, period instruments are by far superior in every way in this early repertoire. Thanks for the compliments!

[msholmes]

Thank you!

[msholmes]

Please rate and comment. Thank you!

[MaBu888]

French accent or not, excellent performance. Now I'm used to hearing French accent.

[AlainNaigeon]

OMG don't forget to click on the HQ button, there is such a great difference!

Thanks a lot MSHolmes, that's beautiful!

Pleeease reload it whithout cutting it so early, you are allowed 10 minutes ;-)

[edi001000]

yann yann if your ear see listen to diss or fizz Haha lol

[MaBu888]

To me the HQ has been set up as a default setting.

[festusthefiend]

Absolutely Lovely. I do so love the old instruments. They give much more definition to the baroque music.

[mrzebra99]

thank you....this is wonderful.

[andrmolja]

Izvanredno izvođenje!