The King’s Consort

21 sep The King’s Consort

Posted at 23:02h in Artists by

Information:

Nidaros Cathedral
Thursday January 29th
22.00
[button target=”_self” font_style=”normal” text_align=”center” text=”Tickets” color=”#843d01″ hover_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#dddddd” border_color=”#843d01″ hover_border_color=”#843d01″ font_weight=”700″ margin=”10px 0px 0px 0px” hover_background_color=”#843d01″ link=”https://tidligmusikk.hoopla.no/sales/1320826810/”]

Leçons des ténèbres

The King’s Consort

Composed for the so-called office des ténèbres, the three Leçons des ténèbres by Couperin belong to some of the most emotionally potent pieces of music ever intended for performance in a sacred setting. The Catholic tradition of Tenebrae (Latin for “shadows” or “darkness”) involves the distinctive ceremony of gradually extinguishing candles, while a series of readings and psalms is chanted or recited. It has given birth to a whole repertoire of church music of which the Leçons des ténèbres by Couperin without doubt is one of the most powerful examples. Robert King and his dynamic King’s Consort ensemble’s newly released recording of this work together with the highly acclaimed Norwegian mezzo-soprano, Marianne-Beate Kielland, gives a personal and truly expressive reading of this masterpiece by Couperin, respecting the distinctive characteristics of the French Baroque Music. The concert takes place in the medieval Nidaros Cathedral.

Couperin, Lecons des ténèbres

Performers:

Julia Doyle, Soprano
Marianne-Beate Kielland, Mezzo-Soprano
The King’s Consort
Robert King, Director