17th century, as seen by Sébastien Daucé

The harmonia mundi discography of the Ensemble Correspondances is distinguished by the extraordinary commitment that its conductor Sébastien Daucé brings both to the development and relevance of the programmes, as much as to the music-making, regularly acclaimed for its excellence. Centred on the leading 17th-century figure of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Daucé patiently built a project of exploring the motet, the ballet, and the other musical genres typical of the rise of French music during the “Grand Siècle” under the reign of Louis XIV but also of his predecessor...