Leçons de Ténèbres : Office du Jeudi Saint

Album by Marc‐Antoine Charpentier & Il Seminario Musicale & Gérard Lesne

Leçons de Ténèbres : Office du Jeudi Saint is a set of sacred vocal works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, composed circa 1680. The pieces exemplify French Baroque sacred music, featuring ornate solo vocal writing and expressive settings of Tenebrae texts over basso continuo and modest instrumental forces, and they represent a key part of Charpentier's liturgical output that blends French and Italian stylistic elements.
First released: 6th February 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prélude en Sol mineur, H 528
    1:31
  2. 2.
    Habitabit in tabernaculo / Psaume 14: Domine, quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo?
    3:06
  3. 3.
    Première leçon, H 121 / Jerusalem, H 120
    10:04
  4. 4.
    Première répons: Omnes amici mei, H 144
    3:33
  5. 5.
    Prélude en Ré mineur, H 510
    1:15
  6. 6.
    Seconde leçon, H 139 / Jerusalem, H 138
    13:55
  7. 7.
    Second répons: Velum templi scissum est, H 128
    4:13
  8. 8.
    Troisième leçon, H 136 / Jerusalem, H 135
    18:42
  9. 9.
    Troisième répons: Tenebrae factae sunt
    2:59
  10. 10.
    Prélude en Fa mineur, H 521
    1:20
  11. 11.
    Psaume 50: Miserere
    5:30

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