Poignant Pleasures: Music of the French Baroque

French composers of the 17th and 18th centuries spun music of refined taste, luscious harmony, and poignant detachment. How one performs this music is as important as the music itself. Utopia and a skilled complement of strings present music of Marin Marais, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Andre Campra, Francois Couperin and other masters of je ne sais quoi.

Emily Nelson, soprano • Christopher LeCluyse, tenor •Alex Woods, violin • Aubrey Woods, violin • Loren Carle, harpsichord • Eleanor Christman Cox