The Early Music Show - Sunday 5th April
Les Talens Lyriques - Music for Holy Week
Christophe Rousset directs Les Talens Lyriques in a concert from the 2019 Actus Humanus Festival in Gdansk. Just two works in this programme: Charpentier's Seconde lecon du Jeudi Saint, and Couperin's Lecon de Tenebres pour le Mercredi Saint.
Presented by Lucie Skeaping
At first glance (and in my ignorance) I immediately associated Couperin and lecon with harpsichord music. In fact les leçons de(s) ténèbres are liturgical texts which were set to music. There's not much info on the EMS website, but I guess these are for a few solo voices plus continuo. We shall find out on Sunday!
A great shame that this year's offering by Les Talens....
...will be cancelled along with almost everything else in the performing arts.
Les Talens Lyriques - Music for Holy Week
Christophe Rousset directs Les Talens Lyriques in a concert from the 2019 Actus Humanus Festival in Gdansk. Just two works in this programme: Charpentier's Seconde lecon du Jeudi Saint, and Couperin's Lecon de Tenebres pour le Mercredi Saint.
Presented by Lucie Skeaping
At first glance (and in my ignorance) I immediately associated Couperin and lecon with harpsichord music. In fact les leçons de(s) ténèbres are liturgical texts which were set to music. There's not much info on the EMS website, but I guess these are for a few solo voices plus continuo. We shall find out on Sunday!
A great shame that this year's offering by Les Talens....
...will be cancelled along with almost everything else in the performing arts.
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