Charpentier was a student of Giacomo Carissimi, and his music reflects a richness of texture within its simplicity.
Charpentier worked for the Duchesse de Guise, who was perhaps the richest lady in France, for about two decades.
This album was recorded in Dallas, Texas, across several dates in March 2022 and May 2023.
Charpentier's compositional style is noted for its overwhelming purity, disarming critics and appealing to lovers of his attractive works.
Due to a Royal Patent held by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Charpentier was limited to using only eight singers and eight instruments for his opera-like works.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, despite his renown, is a composer about whom very little is known, unlike most other composers of his stature.
