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Couperin's Le莽ons de Tenebres

Vincent Dumestre directs Le Po猫me 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 Po猫me Harmonique in highlights of a concert of music for Holy Week by Couperin, recorded at the 2021 International Sacred Music Festival in Switzerland. Soprano Eug茅nie Lefebvre and mezzos Brenda Poupard and Floriane Hasler sing two of Fran莽ois Couperin's Le莽ons 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

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Apr 2022 14:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    La Resurrezione (excerpt)

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.
    • LINN.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Premi猫re le莽on 脿 une voix pour le Mercredy Saint

    Singer: Eug茅nie Lefebvre. Ensemble: Le Po猫me Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Deuxi猫me le莽on 脿 une voix pour le Mercredy Saint

    Singer: Brenda Poupard. Ensemble: Le Po猫me Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Troisi猫me le莽on 脿 deux voix pour le Mercredy Saint

    Singer: Eug茅nie Lefebvre. Singer: Brenda Poupard. Ensemble: Le Po猫me Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
  • 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.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Apr 2022 14:00

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