Leçons de ténèbres
Album by François Couperin & Concerto Vocale & René Jacobs
Leçons de ténèbres is a set of sacred vocal compositions by French Baroque composer François Couperin, published in 1714. They are written in the French Baroque idiom, featuring ornate vocal ornamentation and expressive melismatic writing over a restrained continuo texture, and represent Couperin's contribution to the Tenebrae tradition within his sacred output.
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- 1.Leçons de ténèbres : Première Leçon16:50
- 2.Leçons de ténèbres : Deuxième Leçon13:35
- 3.Leçons de ténèbres : Troisième Leçon12:52
- 4.A Divine Hymn, 'Blest Be Those Sweet Regions'4:44
- 5.A Divine Hymn, 'Lord, What Is Man'5:54
- 6.An Evening Hymn, 'The Night Is Come'3:36
