Gaetan Jarry- Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria (CD) Stellar OM Source or the way they sound

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Gaetan Jarry- Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria (CD) Stellar OM Source or the way they soundHaving reached the peak of his art, Marc Antoine Charpentier composed his final mass, Assumpta est Maria, around 1669. Composed around the theme of the Assumption of the Virgin, central to the Catholic religion, this grandiose work blends Italian influences and French style. Charpentier succeeded in combining devotion and virtuosity, making the Assumpta est Maria Mass one of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music, still appreciated for it's mystical