Browse: Charpentier, M-A - Tristes déserts, H. 469

Spanning four centuries, this gorgeous recital from a couple who were brought together through a mutual love of French Baroque is absolutely hypnotic stuff...Desandre's limpid, flexible mezzo... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2023 More…

The four composers represented here show just how ingenious these songs could be, and exactly why they were implanted in early French operas and became a staple of the style…The most affecting... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…