Milano / Monday 13 September 2010
Cristophe Rousset
Cristophe Rousset

Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie / at 10:00 PM

François Couperin Leçons de Ténèbres

Christophe Rousset, conductor and organ

Céline Scheen, soprano

Eugénie Warnier, soprano

Isabelle Saint-Yves, viola da gamba

Free Admission
The Leçons de ténèbres by Couperin are the evidence of a distant time, that of Louis XIV. At the court of King Louis XIV there were not only dances and lavish ceremonies but also moments of deep spiritual meditation. The Leçons de ténèbres by François Couperin belongs to the latter. This music, which requires minimal organic - two voices, organ and viola da gamba - is one of the most intense religious meditations produced in the "Grand Siècle" and still manages to convey a feeling of rare depth .

Download the libretto

by Davide Verga

Fotogallery