In the heart of Paris, from the mid-1660s onwards, a parallel musical life was gradually established outside the usual framework. If many princes had the means to maintain a music on the model – necessarily reduced – of that of the monarch, the H\u00f4tel de Guise established a more original configuration. It is not a question of illustrating the power of this princely house, but of organizing, around Marie de Lorraine, the presence of an art which is necessary for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marc-Antoine Charpentier evolves in different constraints from those of the court: the team of musicians that constitutes the Hotel de Guise differs over the years, imposing on him sometimes unusual numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drama of the death of the last male heir of the Guise lineage marks a real turning point in the texts submitted by Marie de Guise to the composer. From then on, the figure of the infant Jesus took on a considerable place in the piety of this family, whether it be in religious services or in the place reserved for the Christmas celebration. This celebration occupied a central place in the religious life of 17th century France, and aroused great popular fervor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This program gives us the opportunity to hear the whole story of the Nativity, under the pen of a highly inspired Marc-Antoine Charpentier, where the art of composition rubs shoulders with a sensuality and a fervor beyond the norm. These Christmas pastorals, unique in their kind, marked a particular time of the year when all the musicians, Charpentier, their benefactress, the fine scholars who frequented the hotel, and the entire House of Guise, gathered together: a moment of infinite grace, naive and benevolent, in contrast to the gold of the court of Versailles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also in this context that the Pastoral on the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ H.483 was born. The style of the pastoral, a requirement imposed on the composer and rarely used to evoke the Nativity, gives rise to a work that is at odds with the crossroads of secular and sacred, popular and learned, ingenuity and gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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O Salutaris
O Sapientia
O Adonai
O Radix Jesse
Or nous dites Marie
O Clavis Dvid
O Oriens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O Rex Gentium
O Emmanuel
In Nativitatem H.414
Pastorale H.483<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"