Couperin "Les leçons de Ténèbre"

François Couperin?s Leçons de Ténèbres, composed for the services of the last 3 days of Holy Week, combine theatrical writing with the refinement of fine French chant.

These works, intended for female voices in convents, are one of the pinnacles of French sacred art in the early 18th century.

Ensemble Alceste (Paris): 2 sopranos, viola da gamba, harpsichord/organ