Couperin's Leçons de Tenebres
Vincent Dumestre directs Le Poème Harmonique in highlights of a concert for Holy Week by Couperin, plus news of a new recording of Handel's La Resurrezione from The English Concert
Vincent Dumestre directs Le Poème Harmonique in highlights of a concert of music for Holy Week by Couperin, recorded at the 2021 International Sacred Music Festival in Switzerland. Soprano Eugénie Lefebvre and mezzos Brenda Poupard and Floriane Hasler sing two of François Couperin's Leçons de Tenebres for Holy Wednesday.
Plus there's news of a brand new recording of Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione, featuring Lucy Crowe, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Hugo Hymas, Ashley Riches and The English Concert, conducted by Harry Bicket.
Presented by Hannah French
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George Frideric Handel
La Resurrezione (excerpt)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.- LINN.
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François Couperin
Première leçon à une voix pour le Mercredy Saint
Singer: Eugénie Lefebvre. Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre. -
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François Couperin
Deuxième leçon à une voix pour le Mercredy Saint
Singer: Brenda Poupard. Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre. -
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François Couperin
Troisième leçon à deux voix pour le Mercredy Saint
Singer: Eugénie Lefebvre. Singer: Brenda Poupard. Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre. -
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George Frideric Handel
La Resurrezione: Part 2, Scene 5
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Singer: Sophie Bevan. Singer: Hugo Hymas. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.- LINN.
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- Sun 17 Apr 2022 14:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
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