Credits:

Gétan Jarry, Versailles Baroque Music Center Boys and Girls Choir

Description:

The Great Organ of Versailles and Christmas with Boys' Choir] In 1679, Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Great Organ to be installed in the new royal chapel in the Palace of Versailles. However, delays and interruptions in the construction of the chapel itself and changes in plans forced changes in the organ's style, and after much delay, it was completed in 1710 and unveiled with a performance by François Coupland. The organ underwent a series of renovations and restorations, including two major refurbishments, and was removed in 1989 and restored to its 1710 state as much as possible between 1994 and 1995. This album is the third installment of a project to fully convey the charm of the organ in the former royal chapel of the Palace of Versailles. This time, Gaëtan Jari, who presides over Marguerite Louise, an old music ensemble that includes not only instrumentalists but also vocalists, plays the organ, and together with a children's chorus that combines beauty and simple brightness supported by advanced singing techniques, we can enjoy a Christmas choral work from the French Baroque with full atmosphere. The concert will be held at the Koriyama Theater in Tokyo. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Laissez paitre vos betes (harmonisation d'apres Ballard 1703)
2.Ou s'en vont ces gays bergers (harmonisation d'apres Ballard 1703)
3.Joseph est bien marie (harmonisation d'apres Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
4.Or nous dites Marie (harmonisation d'apres Ballard 1703)
5.Vous qui desirez sans fin (Harmonisation d'apres Jean-Francois Dandrieu)
6.Quand le sauveur Jesus-Christ (Harmonisation d'apres Louis-Claude Daquin)
7.Une jeune pucelle (Harmonisation d'apres Ballard 1907)
8.A la venue de Noel (harmonisation d'apres Guillaume Lasceux)
9.Tous les bourgeois de Chatres (harmonisation d'apres Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
10.Qu'Adam fut un pauvre homme (harmonisation d'apres Michel Corrette)