Trois Leçons de Ténèbres

Couperin's vividly atmospheric, richly dissonant settings of Jeremiah's anguished texts present music of an intensity and power quite unique in Baroque sacred repertoire. They are performed by Baroque music specialists, British soprano Carolyn Sampson and Norwegian mezzo-soprano Tuva Semmingsen, alongside members of The King's Consort. Couperin's 'Magnificat anima mea'; Sainte-Colombe Le Fils's Prélude in E minor; Marin Marais's Chaconne in A; 'Tombeau pour Sieur de Ste Colombe'; Couperin's Motet pour le jour de Pâques; and Trois Leçons de Ténèbres.