Couperin: 3 Leçons de tenébres Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, The King's Consort & Robert King

• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Trois Leçons de Ténèbres:
• 1 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola 03:12
• 2 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte 04:19
• 3 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: Ghimel. Migravit Juda 02:35
• 4 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: Daleth. Viae Sion lugent 01:46
• 5 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: He. Facti sunt hostes 03:14
• 6 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon: Premiere Lecon: Jerusalem 03:32
• 7 3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon: Deuxieme lecon: Vau 02:08
• 8 3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon: Deuxieme lecon: Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem 02:57
• 9 3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon: Deuxieme lecon: Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem. 01:51
• 10 3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon: Deuxieme lecon: Teth. Sordes ejus 02:49
• 11 3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon: Deuxieme lecon: Jerusalem 02:33
• 12 3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon: Troisieme lecon: Jod 02:32
• 13 3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon: Troisieme lecon: Caph. Omnis populus 01:47
• 14 3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon: Troisieme lecon: Lamed. O vos omnes 02:09
• 15 3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon: Troisieme lecon: Mem. De excelso misit - Nun. Vigilavit 03:55
• 16 3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon: Troisieme lecon: Jerusalem 02:22
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Pièces de viole, Book 2, Suite No. 6 in E Minor:
• 17 Pièces de viole, Book 2, Suite No. 6 in E Minor: Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe 07:28
• 18 Pièces de viole, Book 5: Suite No. 2 in A Major: XII. Chaconne 02:51
• François Couperin: Motet pour le jour de Pâques "Victoria":
• 19 Motet pour le jour de Pâques "Victoria": Victoria - 03:07
• 20 Motet pour le jour de Pâques "Victoria": Sic Jesus pastor bonus - 01:53
• 21 Motet pour le jour de Pâques "Victoria": O Jesu, Jesu, salus, lux et vita 02:29
• Jean de Sainte-Colombe (1660 - 1710) : Prelude in E Minor:
• 22 Prelude in E Minor 05:00
• François Couperin: Magnificat:
• 23 Magnificat anima mea Dominum 03:42
• 24 Magnificat: Et misericordia ejus a progenie 03:45
• 25 Magnificat: Suscepit Israel puerum suum 02:20
• 26 Magnificat: Gloria Patri, et Filio 02:17
• Total Runtime 01:18:33

Info for Couperin: 3 Leçons de tenébres

Ravishing second release on The King’s Consort’s new classical label, VIVAT, features world-renowned British soprano Carolyn Sampson and outstanding Norwegian mezzo Marianne Beate Kielland in entrancingly evocative French Baroque music.

Couperin’s three “Leçons” for Holy Week are vividly atmospheric, highly coloured, richly dissonant, and deeply melancholy, presenting music of an intensity that is quiet unique in Baroque sacred repertoire. The third Leçon is an especial jewel, with gloriously intertwining vocal lines.

Alongside the three extraordinary “Leçons” come two further substantial vocal duets by Couperin: a joyous Easter motet and a fine setting of the Magnificat.

Full-length 79’40” disc also includes stunning solo instrumental tracks, with Gramophone award-winning viol player Susanne Heinrich performing music by Marin Marais and Monsieur de Ste-Colombe (composers featured in the film “Tous les Matins du Monde”).

Recorded at “low” French baroque pitch, A=392, giving unparalleled richness to the vocal and instrumental sonorities. High quality documentation, first-rate engineering.

“[Sampson and Kielland] deliver fresh performances that are at once serious, stylish and beautifully judged...Well worth acquiring.” (Gramophone Magazine)

“the delightful purity and seeming weightlessness of Sampson's voice, at times soaring ethereally in delicate melismas, is perfectly complemented by the warmer character of the Norwegian mezzo-soprano...The instrumental support for the Lecons is discreet, a model of refined restraint...King's own notes are packed with priceless information and valuable insight.” (International Record Review)

“There is something about the atmosphere of Robert King’s Ténèbres which makes it more believable than many, and this is a recording which will take you on a very long journey indeed...The King’s Consort musicians create the ideal atmosphere for Couperin’s Lamentations, and both vocal soloists are highly effective and deeply expressive.” (MusicWeb International)

Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo
Lynda Sayce, theorbo
Susanne Heinrich, viol
Robert King, chamber organ
King's Consort
Robert King, conductor

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