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Marc-Antoine Charpentier / Leçons de Ténèbres

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Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique
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Duration: about 1h15

Program

Distribution

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Troisième Leçon de ténèbres du Mercredi saint H.135
Méditations pour le carême H.380-389
Second Répons après la seconde leçon du second nocturne du Jeudi saint H.129
Troisième Leçon de ténèbres du Vendredi saint H.137
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie , conducting, organ
Nicholas Scott , haute-contre
François-Olivier Jean , haute-contre
Clément Debieuvre , haute-contre
Davy Cornillot , taille
Bastien Rimondi , taille
Martin Candela , taille
Alex Rosen , bass
Pierre Virly , bass

Under Louis XIV, the service known as Tenebrae was one of the central liturgical events of Holy Week. Marc-Antoine Charpentier scored a complete set of nine Tenebrae lessons, three for each of the Holy Days, and over the course of his career composed 31 in all.

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