Le Caravansérail

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  • Doors open 13:15
  • Performers Le Caravansérail
    Maïlys De Villoutreys - soprano
    Rachel Redmond - soprano
    Isabelle Saint-Yves - viola da gamba
    Bertrand Cuiller - organ, harpsichord
  • Part of Utrecht Early Music Festival presents
Utrecht Early Music Festival presents

Le Caravansérail

Couperin's Leçons de ténèbres: Light in the Darkness

  • Classical
  • Barok
  • Klassiek Seizoen 26-27
  • Oude muziek

Tickets

  • Rank 1 €36,00
  • Rank 2 €29,00
  • Rank 3 €24,00
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Two voices, one simple accompaniment. And suddenly: light in the darkness. François Couperin’s Leçons de ténèbres are among that rare kind of artwork in which tradition and genius merge to produce perfection. Sopranos Rachel Redmond and Maïlys de Villoutreys gracefully deliver Couperin’s richly ornamented musical orations, demonstrating the refinement of these spiritual musings. Le Caravansérail accompanies the Leçons with a suite for viola da gamba and intimate harpsichord music.

About Le Caravansérail
The story of the French Baroque ensembleLe Caravansérailbegan when harpsichordist andartistic director Bertrand Cuiller founded the group in 2015. Alternating between chamberensemble and opera orchestra, the ensemble explores with equal curiosity the repertoire of theseventeenth and eighteenth centuries, enriched by contemporary creations. Le Caravansérailperforms in leading European venues and festivals and has been developing an intensiveeducational programme for young audiences since 2019. From 2025 to 2027, the ensemble willbe in residence at the Festival Baroque de Pontoise.

Program

François Couperin (1668-1733)
Leçons de ténèbres
Première leçon pour le Mercredy Saint

La Garnier
La Muse-Plantine
Canaries
(from: Pièces de clavecin, 1713-1730)

Leçons de ténèbres
Seconde leçon pour le Mercredy Saint

Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Plainte pour viole de gambe et basse continue

François Couperin
Leçons de ténèbres
Troisième leçon pour le Mercredy Sain

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