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'Magnificat', H 73
Canticle for alto, tenor, bass, 2 violins and basso continuo
Text: 'Luke', I, 46-55 in the 'Vulgate'
Music: Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
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Gérard Lesne, countertenor
Bernard Loonen, tenor
François Fauché, bass
Les Arts Florissants,
conducted by William Christie
Musicians:
Hugo Reyne, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, recorders
Anne-Marie Lasla, Kaori Uemura, treble viols
Elisabeth Matiffa, bass viol
William Christie, organ
Recording: December 1989
Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles
Pitch: A = 415 Hz
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More information about this work on my website: http://the-persian-hours.perso.sfr.fr/music/charpentier/073.html
Marc D.