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Couperin: Trois Lecons de Tenebres / The King s Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Susanne Heinrich

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Victoria, C...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: St Andrew's Church, Toddington, UK (03/05/2011-03/07/2011)....continue...

Court of the Sun King / works by Lully, Couperin, Gilles, Grigny, Lalande, et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Erato / 2011-07-26

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Troisième Magnificat à 4 voix, motet for 4 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 79; Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H...
Performers: Abdoun, Georges; Alain, Marie-Claire; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Arizcuren, Elias; Backensteiner, Anne-Marie; Beckensteiner, Anne-Marie; Bessac, Francine; Boulay, Laurence; Brodard, Michel; Ca...
Conductors: Martini, Louis; Paillard, Jean-François; Devos, Louis; Frémaux, Louis; Corboz, Michel; Boulay, Laurence; Caillard, Philippe; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Cabré, Josep; Caillat, Stép...
Ensemble: ; Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France; Ensemble Vocal Stéphane Caillat; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra; Musica Polyphonica

The Court of the Sun King is a 10CD set celebrating both the glories of the French Baroque and the glories of the Erato catalogue....continue...

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

Francois Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-07-13

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de violes, Suite no 2 in A minor; Lecons de Ténèbres
Performers: Desrochers, Isabelle; Foulon, Philippe; Greuillet, Catherine; Vernet, Olivier [Organ]

The three Tenebrae Lessons by Francois Couperin (for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday) are interspersed on this recording with movements from his Deuxieme...continue...
Recording information: France, Dieppe, église Saint-Rémy (02/25/1999-02/27/1999)....continue...

Les Musiques de Louis XIV Vol 2 - Du Ballet à l'Opéra

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-09-29

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Roland; Persée, LWV 60; Robert de Visée: Mascarade; François Couperin: Concert dans le goût théâtral.; Concert dans le goût thé&aci...
Performers: Berthon, Cassandre; Desrochers, Isabelle; Dumora, Jean-Baptiste; Gabail, Valerie; Gauvin, Karina; Gonzales-Toro, Emiliano; Haller, Salome; Lecornier, Vincent; Novelli, Jean-Francois; Pianca, Luca; Po...
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe; Sempe, Skip; Gaillard, Héloïse;
Ensemble: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble Amalia; Ensemble Amarillis; Les Talens Lyriques

The Artistry of Emma Kirkby

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-02-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, organ & continuo in G minor, HWV 241; O qualis de coelo sonus, motet for so...
Performers: Abberger, John; Carter, William; Charlston, Terence; Georgi, Thomas; Gwilt, Richard; Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Kirkby, Emma; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Lindberg, Jakob; Mellon, Agnes [Sop...
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence; Medlam, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Early Music

With her almost supernaturally clear and agile soprano, Emma Kirkby has enchanted audiences ever since she first appeared on the Early Music scene in the...continue...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Couperin, Lalande: Leçons de ténèbres / Kirkby, Mellon

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-01-04

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de tenébres; Michel-Richard Delalande: Leçons de Ténèbres, H 31
Performers: Charlston, Terence; Kirkby, Emma; Medlam, Charles; Mellon, Agnes

Within the liturgy of the Catholic Church there is a long tradition of singing the Lamentations of Jeremiah during Holy Week, based on a parallel...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 4

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 8 (Album de château); Un regret, un espoir, for piano in E major...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Giacometti, Paolo; Grimm, Anne; Mei, Yu Hong; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Schneemann, Bart; Wadsworth, Matthew; Yan, Zhang; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thompson, Candida; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Meridian Arts Ensemble; Netherlands Bach Society; Rombouts Quartet; Sfera Armoniosa

A new sampler means looking back to those recordings that have appeared since our last compilation. Every track represents a brief 'sample', not only of...continue...
Personnel: Matthew Wadsworth (lute); Zhang Hong Yan (pipa); Rachel Podger (violin); Yu Hong Mei (erhu)....continue...

In dulci jubilo - Baroque Music for Christmas / Baird, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Vous qui d&...
Performers: Baird, Julianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aulos Ensemble

"Julianne Baird and her frequent collaborator, the period-instrument group The Aulos Ensemble, offer some of the fruits of their many Christmas concerts together in a...continue...

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres / Fentross, Grimm, Zomer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2006-05-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Marin Marai...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Grimm, Anne; Laarhoven, Paulina van; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sfera Armoniosa

"Soprano Anne Grimm is a wonderful singer, with a lovely, warm voice, accurate intonation, and an expressive technique that perfectly captures the mood and meaning...continue...

Tous les matins du monde -Original Soundtrack / Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-02-08

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43; Atys, LWV 53; Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Pièces de viole, Book 4; Pièces de viole, Book 3; La gamme et autres m...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio; Coin, Christophe; Figueras, Montserrat; Hantaï, Jérôme; Hantaï, Pierre; Kiehr, Maria Cristina; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Jordi
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

Due alme innamorate - Strozzi,etc / Ensemble Kairós

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2005-01-01

Works: Barbara Strozzi: Mercé di voi, for 2 voices; Work(s); Lamento, cantata ("Lagrime mie, a che vi trattenete"), Op. 7; Claudio Monteverdi: Exulta filia Sion, madrigal for soprano, SV 303; Antoine F...
Performers: Ambriz, Lourdes; Lorey, Barbara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Kairós

"Two Souls in Love" is Baroque music for two sopranos mixed with instrumental music expressing the delights and sorrows of love, both human and divine....continue...

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres / Christie, Arts Florissants

1 CD / Erato / 1997-05-27

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo; Versets (4) d'un motet composé de l'ordre du Roy...On y joint le verset "Qui dat nive...
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Daneman, Sophie; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Jean de la Fontaine - Un Portrait Musical

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 1996-05-01

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Ouverture pour quelque belle entreprise, for strings, H. 540; Ouverture du prologue de l'Inconnu, overture, H. 499; Anonymous: Tandis qu'il était avocat, song for Mauc...
Performers: Deletré, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...