Couperin, François > Countertenor

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Couperin: Exultent Superi; Motets Choisis / Edward Higginbottom

1 CD / Novum / 2012-01-31

Works: François Couperin: Resonent organa, motet for St. Cécile, 3 voices, 2 violins & continuo; Tantum ergo sacramentum, motet for 3 voices & continuo; Ornate aras, motet for voice(s), 2 violins ...
Performers: Coltart, George; Cutting, Guy; Edwards, Tom; Higginbottom, Edward; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Collegium Novum

From the foreword by Edward Higginbottom: When I wrote the entry on François Couperin for the New Grove Dictionary of Music, I read through every...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (03/21/2011-03/24/2011)....continue...

French and Italian Discoveries 1200-1700 / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, et al

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-08-11

Works: Anonymous: Pater noster commiserans, conductus; Alleluja christus resurgens with clausula, Mors (Hallelujah for the fourth Sunday after Easter); Hoquetus; Amor potest conqueri, motet; El Mois de mai;...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Gabb, Harry; Leonhardt, Gustav; Leonhardt, Marie; Malcolm, George; McLoughlin, Eileen; Scheiwein, Robert; Ward, David
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien; Deller Consort; London Chamber Players

These landmark recordings of French and Italian Renaissance music led the Early Music movement into previously uncharted territory. These ground breaking recordings of Monteverdi, including...continue...

F. Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres / Theatre of Early Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-10-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de tenébres; Magnificat
Performers: Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

The three Leons by Couperin that still exist were composed between 1713-1717, and intended for the Wednesday service. Intimate in scale and meditative in expression,...continue...

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres; Clarke, Purcell / Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-08-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo; Jeremiah Clarke: Blest Be These Sweet Regions; Henry Purcell: Lord, what is man?, Z 192;...
Performers: Darras, Vincent; Jacobs, René; van Egmond, Max
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Couperin: Leçons de Tenebres /Deller, Todd, Perulli, Chapuis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo
Performers: Chapuis, Michel; Deller, Alfred; Perulli, Raphael; Todd, Philip

The three Lecons de Tenebres are the only works in this style by Francois Couperin to have survived. These are recitations destined to accompany the...continue...