Composer: François Couperin, Marin Marais, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe the younger
Performer: Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Lynda Sayce, Robert King, Susanne Heinrich
Orchestra: King’s Consort
Conductor: Robert King
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Vivat
Size: 1.31 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Couperin, F: 3 Leçons de tenébres, Première leçon
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King’s Consort
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
01. Premiere Lecon: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola
02. Premiere Lecon: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte
03. Premiere Lecon: Ghimel. Migravit Juda
04. Premiere Lecon: Daleth. Viae Sion lugent
05. Premiere Lecon: He. Facti sunt hostes
06. Premiere Lecon: Jerusalem
3 Leçons de tenébres, Seconde leçon
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
07. Deuxieme lecon: Vau
08. Deuxieme lecon: Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem
09. Deuxieme lecon: Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem.
10. Deuxieme lecon: Teth. Sordes ejus
11. Deuxieme lecon: Jerusalem
3 Leçons de tenébres, Troisième leçon
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
12. Troisieme lecon: Jod
13. Troisieme lecon: Caph. Omnis populus
14. Troisieme lecon: Lamed. O vos omnes
15. Troisieme lecon: Mem. De excelso misit – Nun. Vigilavit
16. Troisieme lecon: Jerusalem
Marais, M: Pieces de viole, 2me livre: Suite in E minor
King’s Consort
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
17. Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
Marais, M: Pièces de viole, Book 5, Suite No. 2 in A Major
King’s Consort
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
18. Pièces de viole, Book 5: Suite No. 2 in A Major: XII. Chaconne
Couperin, F: Motet pour le jour de Pâques
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
King’s Consort
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
19. Victoria
20. Sic Jesus pastor bonus
21. O Jesu, Jesu, salus, lux et vita
22. Jean de Sainte-Colombe: Prelude in E Minor
Susanne Heinrich (bass viol)
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
Couperin, F: Magnificat
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
King’s Consort
Recorded: 5-7 March 2011
Recording Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, United Kingdom
23. Magnificat anima mea Dominum
24. Et misericordia ejus a progenie
25. Suscepit Israel puerum suum
26. Gloria Patri, et Filio
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.