M-A. Charpentier - Le Malade imaginaire [1+1] [Import, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Composer), William Christie (Conductor), Les Arts Florissants (Orchestra), Monique Zanetti (Performer), Claire Brua (Performer), Dominique Visse (Performer), Howard Crook (Performer), Jean-Francois Gardeil (Performer), Isabelle Desrochers (Performer), Jerome Correas (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: Monique Zanetti, Claire Brua, Dominique Visse, Howard Crook, Jean-Francois Gardeil, et al.
• Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants
• Conductor: William Christie
• Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
• Audio CD (August 9, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
• Label: Harmonia Mundi (France)
• ASIN: B00099FUX4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, if only we lived in the 17th century!, May 6, 2009

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Otto C. Steinmayer "Otto Steinmayer" (Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: M-A. Charpentier - Le Malade imaginaire [1+1] (Audio CD)

I once played in the band for a production of Molière's *Le Bourgeouis Gentilhomme." We baroque-fiddlers in the pit were constantly craning our necks to watch the action on the stage. I've never been so entertained in my life, and I wish everybody could witness the Golden Age of Entertainment, when great actors performed genuinely funny plays to the accompaniment of high quality, high spirited music. This recording is tasteful and tastefully goofy, in the mock doctorization part, as it should be. Enjoy!