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Couperin & Gesualdo
François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo

Tenebrae

Couperin & Gesualdo

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Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212062227
Catnr: SIGCD 622
Release date: 03 April 2020
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212062227
Catalogue number
SIGCD 622
Release date
03 April 2020
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Some of the most atmospheric music from the numerous Liturgical settings in Holy Week is that composed for the Office of Tenebrae. Victoria’s are the most well-known, but equally beautiful and arguably more dramatic are the settings composed by Gesualdo and Couperin. The Gesualdo is intense with the Couperin atmospheric, yet both compliment each other perfectly on another world-class recording from Tenebrae.

Artist(s)

Tenebrae

Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its passion and precision. For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable. – The Times Under the direction of Nigel Short, Tenebrae performs at major festivals and venues across the globe, including the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Rheingau Musik Festival and Sydney Festival. The choir has earned international acclaim for its interpretations of choral music ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary masterpieces, and it regularly commissions new music. Previous commissions have included works by Judith Bingham, Joanna Marsh, Owain Park, Josephine Stephenson, Joby Talbot and Roderick Williams. Tenebrae has enjoyed collaborations with some of the...
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Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its passion and precision.

For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable.

– The Times

Under the direction of Nigel Short, Tenebrae performs at major festivals and venues across the globe, including the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Rheingau Musik Festival and Sydney Festival. The choir has earned international acclaim for its interpretations of choral music ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary masterpieces, and it regularly commissions new music. Previous commissions have included works by Judith Bingham, Joanna Marsh, Owain Park, Josephine Stephenson, Joby Talbot and Roderick Williams. Tenebrae has enjoyed collaborations with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, appearing alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia. The choir also produces an annual Holy Week Festival in partnership with St John’s Smith Square, London.

Choral development is central to Tenebrae’s ethos, and through its Associate Artist Programme it provides crucial training and performance opportunities to young professional singers. Alongside its performance and recording schedule, the choir also runs a thriving Learning & Connection programme which encompasses partnerships with Music Centre London and London Youth Choirs, Tenebrae Effect workshops with amateur choirs, and its newest programme Singing Schools. Run in partnership with Ealing Music Service, Singing Schools aims to embed a long-lasting singing culture in local schools which might otherwise face barriers to music-making.

A concert by the British choir Tenebrae is more than a performance. It’s an experience that envelops the audience… this is one of the best choirs in the world.

– St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tenebrae’s ever-increasing discography has brought about collaborations with Signum, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, LSO Live and Warner Classics. In 2012 Tenebrae was the first-ever ensemble to be multi-nominated in the same category for the BBC Music Magazine Awards, securing the accolade of ‘Best Choral Performance’ for the choir’s recording of Victoria’s Requiem Mass, 1605. In 2016 Tenebrae received its second BBC Music Magazine Award for a recording of Brahms and Bruckner Motets, the profits from the sale of which benefit Macmillan Cancer Support. In 2018, the choir received its first Grammy nomination for its album of part songs from the British Isles, Music of the Spheres.

Signum’s current roster includes many excellent ensembles but the choral jewel in the crown is surely Tenebrae – Nigel Short’s outstanding chamber choir.

– Gramophone Magazine

‘Passion and Precision’ are Tenebrae’s core values. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to inspire audiences around the world through dramatic programming, flawless performances and unforgettable experiences.


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Nigel Short (conductor)

Composer(s)

François Couperin

François Couperin was a French composer. He is the most imporant and best known member of the Couperin family, which consisted of a whole dynasty of composers. Couperin was nicknamed 'Le Grand' (the Great), and is considered to be one of the most seminal composers of the Baroque period, especially in regard to his music for harpsichord. His keyboard music is characterised by a strong idiomatic nature, both in its personal style and in its close relation to the instrument's features.  Next to his harpsichord music, Couperin composed music for organ, vocal music, both sacred and secular, and chamber music. Moreover, he published several theoretical treatises on the playing techniques on the harpsichord and its role in the accompaniment of music. 
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François Couperin was a French composer. He is the most imporant and best known member of the Couperin family, which consisted of a whole dynasty of composers. Couperin was nicknamed 'Le Grand' (the Great), and is considered to be one of the most seminal composers of the Baroque period, especially in regard to his music for harpsichord. His keyboard music is characterised by a strong idiomatic nature, both in its personal style and in its close relation to the instrument's features.

Next to his harpsichord music, Couperin composed music for organ, vocal music, both sacred and secular, and chamber music. Moreover, he published several theoretical treatises on the playing techniques on the harpsichord and its role in the accompaniment of music.


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01.
Trois Leçons de ténèbres: Première Leçon
16:40
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
02.
Trois Leçons de ténèbres: Seconde Leçon
12:05
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
03.
Trois Leçons de ténèbres: Troisième Leçon
12:08
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
04.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: First Nocturn: In monte Oliveti
04:45
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
05.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: First Nocturn: Tristis est anima mea
04:21
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
06.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: First Nocturn: Ecce vidimus eum
04:14
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
07.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Second Nocturn: Amicus meus osculi
03:24
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
08.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Second Nocturn: Judas mercator pessimus
02:30
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
09.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Second Nocturn: Unus ex discipulis meis
03:56
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
10.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Third Nocturn: Eram quasi agnus innocens
05:17
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
11.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Third Nocturn: Una hora non potuistis
03:14
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
12.
Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Third Nocturn: Seniores populi consilium
04:36
(François Couperin, Carlo Gesualdo) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
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