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Couperin & Lalande: Lecons de Tenebres

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Composer
Guillaume Bouzignac, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Francois Couperin, Michel-Richard de Lalande
Artist
Paco Garcia, Etienne Bazola, Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 09, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1129
UPC
3701624511299

About

The Office of Tenebrae was extremely popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was tightly structured and also had a true theatrical dimension, notably through the use of light and the gradual extinguishing of a candle after each lesson. The three Lecons de Tenebres by Francois Couperin are a skilful blend of theatrical writing that expresses the extremely poignant text of the Lamentations of Jeremiah with haunting recitations of Hebrew letters (Aleph, Beth, Caph...). This music is often associated with the female voices of convents and abbeys although religious houses for men such as the Jesuit houses also celebrated the Tenebrae with music. Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas has chosen to record this programme with male voices, a choice that reveals unexpected new colours and textures in the music. The album also includes Lalande's Miserere, again with male voices: haute-contre, taille and basse.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 O mors, ero mors tua 02:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    O mors, ero mors tua
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Guillaume Bouzignac
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  2. 2 Première Leçon: Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetæ 00:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Première Leçon: Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetæ
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  3. 3 Première Leçon: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Première Leçon: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  4. 4 Première Leçon: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte 03:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Première Leçon: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  5. 5 Première Leçon: Ghimel. Migravit Juda 01:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Première Leçon: Ghimel. Migravit Juda
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  6. 6 Première Leçon: Daleth. Viæ Sion lugent 02:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Première Leçon: Daleth. Viæ Sion lugent
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  7. 7 Première Leçon: He. Facti sunt hostes 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Première Leçon: He. Facti sunt hostes
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  8. 8 Première Leçon: Jerusalem 02:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Première Leçon: Jerusalem
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  9. 9 Unus ex discipulis meis, H. 114 01:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    Unus ex discipulis meis, H. 114
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  10. 10 Deuxième Leçon: Vau. Et egressus est a filia 01:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    Deuxième Leçon: Vau. Et egressus est a filia
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Etienne Bazola
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  11. 11 Deuxième Leçon: Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem 03:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    Deuxième Leçon: Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Etienne Bazola
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  12. 12 Deuxième Leçon: Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem 01:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Deuxième Leçon: Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Etienne Bazola
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  13. 13 Deuxième Leçon: Teth. Sordes ejus 02:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Deuxième Leçon: Teth. Sordes ejus
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Etienne Bazola
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  14. 14 Deuxième Leçon: Jerusalem 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Deuxième Leçon: Jerusalem
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Etienne Bazola
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  15. 15 Tristis est anima mea, H. 126 03:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Tristis est anima mea, H. 126
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  16. 16 Troisième Leçon: Jod. Manum suam misit 01:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Jod. Manum suam misit
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  17. 17 Troisième Leçon: Caph. Omnis populus 01:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Caph. Omnis populus
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  18. 18 Troisième Leçon: Lamed. O vos omnes 02:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Lamed. O vos omnes
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  19. 19 Troisième Leçon: Mem. De excelso misit 01:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Mem. De excelso misit
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  20. 20 Troisième Leçon: Nun. Vigilavit 01:30
    Track
    20
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Nun. Vigilavit
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  21. 21 Troisième Leçon: Jerusalem 01:41
    Track
    21
    Title
    Troisième Leçon: Jerusalem
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  22. 22 O mors, ero mors tua 00:29
    Track
    22
    Title
    O mors, ero mors tua
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  23. 23 Miserere mei Deus 01:44
    Track
    23
    Title
    Miserere mei Deus
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  24. 24 Amplius lava me 02:30
    Track
    24
    Title
    Amplius lava me
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  25. 25 Ecce enim in iniquitatibus 02:08
    Track
    25
    Title
    Ecce enim in iniquitatibus
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  26. 26 Asperges me hysopo 03:48
    Track
    26
    Title
    Asperges me hysopo
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  27. 27 Cor mundum 02:09
    Track
    27
    Title
    Cor mundum
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  28. 28 Redde mihi lætitiam 01:35
    Track
    28
    Title
    Redde mihi lætitiam
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  29. 29 Libera me de sanguinibus 03:28
    Track
    29
    Title
    Libera me de sanguinibus
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  30. 30 Sacrificium Deo 02:57
    Track
    30
    Title
    Sacrificium Deo
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  31. 31 Tunc acceptabis 02:07
    Track
    31
    Title
    Tunc acceptabis
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Performer
    Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas