Collegium 1704: Leçons de ténèbres
past event
wed 23. february 2022, 19:30
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Lineup Performing artists
Collegium 1704
Czech Republic, early music ensemble
Collegium Vocale 1704
Czech Republic
Václav Luks
Czech Republic
Information about the concert
This magical music written for the liturgy of the “Dark Hours” of Holy Week is by a French Baroque composer François Couperin (1668–1733) whose name is associated mainly with works for harpsichord. Couperin’s rather small output of vocal music nonetheless demonstrates his inimitable sensitivity to the colour of the human voice and his extraordinary melodic inventiveness. Pre-concert talk by Václav Luks at 18:30.