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Composer:
Francois Couperin

Artist(s):
Emma Kirkby
Agnes Mellon

Background: The Leçons de Ténèbres gathered here are some of the finest in the genre. By the time of Couperin and Lalande, a practice of singing the Lamentations of Jeremiah during Holy Week had been established in which the text was divided into nine ‘lessons’ sung over three days, with one candle of a special candelabra being extinguished after each lesson, until ‘tenebrae’ or darkness was achieved on Good Friday.

The three Leçons by François Couperin, composed for the royal monastery of Longchamp c1714, are highly regarded. (Couperin himself at one time referred to a full set of nine lessons, but only the three for Holy Wednesday are known today.) Couperin, named 'Organiste du Roi' in 1693, was the colleague of de Lalande, ‘Maître de Chapelle’ at the French court, whose own Leçons were composed for the royal chapel.

CATALOGUE NR: BISCD1575
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jan-2008

COMPOSER: Francois Couperin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Lecons de Tenebres
TRACKS: Trois Lecons de Tenebres pour le Mercredy Saint (Francois Couperin). Troisieme Lecon de Tenebres du Mercredy Saint. Troisieme Lecon de Tenebres du Vendredy Saint (Michel-Richard de Lalande).
ARTISTS: Emma Kirkby   Agnes Mellon   Charles Medlam   Terence Charlston

- Apr-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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