Lucy Crowe, Elizabeth Watts, La Nuova Musica & David Bates – F. Couperin: Lecons de Tenebres (2016) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Lucy Crowe, Elizabeth Watts, La Nuova Musica & David Bates – F. Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:19 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre:  Classical
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Music for Holy Week. François Couperin’s ‘Leçons de Ténèbres’ (c. 1713-17), a setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, fused devotional expression with a dramatic performing style embodied here by sopranos Lucy Crowe and Elizabeth Watts. Two Trio Sonatas and a ‘Stabat Mater’ by Sébastien de Brossard round out this luminous programme.

La Nuova Musica was founded by its artistic director David Bates in 2007 whilst in residency at Snape Maltings and was hailed by BBC Radio 3 as “one of the most exciting consorts in the early music field”. They are regular contributors at Aldeburgh Music, St John’s Smith Square, London Handel Festival, Wigmore Hall and Spitalfields Music. Highlights of 2015 were a performance of ‘Acis and Galatea’ at SJSS which received a 5* review in The Times, describing it as “a reading that sparkled from the giddy overture to the consoling final chorus” followed by a concert performance of Cesti’s ‘Orontea’, where “Bates’ conducting had superb poise, and the cast was impeccable, with not a weak link anywhere” (The Guardian).

In 2016 LNM will also record Pergolesi’s ‘Stabat Mater’ and Bach Cantatas with Lucy Crowe and Tim Mead. Concert performance highlights for 2016 include Handel’s ‘Berenice’ at the Göttingen Internationale Händel Festspiele; their debut at the Salzburg Festival with Bejun Mehta; and an exciting collaboration with American choreographer Zack Winokur on Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ at the Brighton International Festival, with Dame Ann Murray singing the title role.

‘This is a disc of much promise from a new generation of British Baroque performing talent.” (Gramophone Magazine)

“Buy this, sit back and enjoy.” (MusicWeb International)

Tracklist

François Couperin (1688-1733)
Trois Leçons de Ténèbres: Première Leçon
1 I. Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae 00:41
2 II. Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola 02:16
3 III. Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte 03:41
4 IV. Ghimel. Migravit Juda 01:49
5 V. Daleth. Viae Sion lugent 02:28
6 VI. He. Facti sunt hostes 03:07
7 VII. Jerusalem, convertere 03:36

Sébastien De Brossard (1655-1730)
8 Sonate en trio en Mi Mineur, SdB. 220 07:06

François Couperin (1688-1733)
Trois Leçons de Ténèbres: Seconde Leçon
9 I. Vau. Et egressus est 02:11
10 II. Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem 03:16
11 III. Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem 01:54
12 IV. Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem 02:47
13 V. Jerusalem, convertere 02:34

Sébastien De Brossard (1655-1730)
14 Sonate en trio en La Mineur, SdB. 223 05:04

François Couperin (1688-1733)
Trois Leçons de Ténèbres: Troisième Leçon
15 I. Jod. Manum suam misit hostis 01:39
16 II. Caph. Omnis populis ejus 01:46
17 III. Lamed. O vos omnes 02:37
18 IV. Mem. De excelso misit ignem 01:47
19 V. Nun. Vigilavit jugum 01:56
20 Jerusalem, convertere 02:09

Sébastien De Brossard (1655-1730)
21 I. Stabat mater dolorosa 01:04
22 II. Cujus animam gementem 00:54
23 III. O quam tristis 01:49
24 IV. Quae maerebat et dolebat 00:37
25 V. Quis est homo 01:19
26 VI. Pro peccatis suae gentis 00:44
27 VII. Vidit suum dulcem natum 01:20
28 VIII. Eia mater, fons amoris 01:36
29 IX. Sancta Mater, istud agas 01:00
30 X. Tui nati vulnerati 00:58
31 XI. Virgo virginum praeclara 01:38
32 XII. Fac ut portem Christi mortem 02:56

Personnel
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
La Nuova Musica
David Bates, direction, organ

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