Given that Charpentier's Missa Assumpta Est Maria is one of the great settings of the Mass, we know surprisingly little about it, other than that it was first performed at the Sainte Chapelle in Paris ...

Overshadowed in the late 17th century by his politically skilful contemporary Lully, Marc-Antoine Charpentier is now escaping from his long shadow: the recent tremendous ENO production of his Medea ...

Musica Antiqua Köln announces Charpentier’s bicentenary this year with a glorious cleanly blown, audience-hushing Fanfare on two trumpets and a priestly Triumphal March on this celebratory disc of ...

The conductor and harpsichordist talks about his new album, a Baroque Christmas In this week's edition of of the Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by the conductor and ...

Lucie Skeaping explores music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, who wrote arguably some of the most engaging Christmas music of the French baroque, including the Messe de Minuit. Show more Lucie Skeaping's ...