Product Overview
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie – Couperin / Leçons De Ténèbres / Daneman - Petibon / Erato Audio CD 1997 / 0630170672
UPC 706301706725
Product Details:
Label: Erato – 0630-17067-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: France
Released: 28 Feb 1997
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque
Editorial Review:
It figures that the ensemble most responsible for the French Baroque revival is the one to outdo Nelson and Kirkby's legendary recording of these lamentation settings. Sophie Daneman and Patricia Petibon don't have the earlier pair's gorgeous, distinctive voices (both occasionally wobble above the staff), but they sound plenty beautiful. More importantly, they've managed to make these major-key pieces sound like lamentations. Twenty years ago, Kirkby and Nelson were pioneers: merely singing with their white tone was risky; they couldn't take many chances with rhythmic freedom. Daneman and Petibon have had time to internalize Couperin's style: they can push ahead here, hold back there, extend an unaccompanied phrase and let it drop off suddenly--following rhetoric more than rhythm, they take your breath away. --Matthew Westphal
Tracklist:
Première Leçon De Ténèbres Pour Le Mercredi Saint À Une Voix
Soprano Vocals – Sophie Daneman |
(15:25) | |
| 1 | Incipit Lamentio | 1:38 |
| 2 | ALEPH | 2:07 |
| 3 | BETH | 3:31 |
| 4 | GHIMEL | 1:39 |
| 5 | DALETH | 2:02 |
| 6 | HE | 2:35 |
| 7 | Jerusalem | 2:48 |
|
Deuxième Leçon De Ténèbres Pour Le Mercredi Saint À Une Voix Soprano Vocals – Patricia Petibon |
(11:38) |
|
| 8 | VAV | 1:54 |
| 9 | ZAIN | 2:58 |
| 10 | HETH | 1:39 |
| 11 | TETH | 2:33 |
| 12 | Jerusalem | 2:27 |
|
Troisième Leçon De Ténèbres Pour Le Mercredi Saint À Deux Voix Soprano Vocals [1] – Patricia Petibon, Soprano Vocals [2] – Sophie Daneman |
(11:31) |
|
| 13 | YOD | 1:40 |
| 14 | CAPH | 1:45 |
| 15 | LAMED | 2:37 |
| 16 | MEM | 1:44 |
| 17 | NUN | 1:44 |
| 18 | Jerusalem | 1:49 |
|
Quatre Versets Du Motet |
(8:38) |
|
| 19 | Tabescere Me Fecit
Soprano Vocals – Patricia Petibon, Sophie Daneman |
1:21 |
| 20 | Ignitum Eloquium
Soprano Vocals – Sophie Daneman |
2:26 |
| 21 |
Adolescentulus Sum Ego
Soprano Vocals – Patricia Petibon |
2:51 |
| 22 | Justitia Tua
Soprano Vocals – Patricia Petibon, Sophie Daneman |
2:00 |
More Details:
- Composed By – François Couperin
- Conductor, Harpsichord – William Christie
- Design – De L'Esprit
- Edited By – Alexia Benoît
- Engineer – Jean Chatauret
- Ensemble – Les Arts Florissants
- Flute – Charles Zebley, Marc Hantaï
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Sylviane Rué
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Almut Lenz
- Producer – Jean-Pierre Loisil
- Viol [Bass Viol] – Anne-Marie Lasla
- Violin – Emilia Benjamin, Monica Huggett
