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Best known as the composer of three hundred serious airs, Michel Lambert (1610-1696) wrote two full cycles of lessons, both transcribed in an unsigned and undated collection of manuscripts. The first cycle, recorded in its entirety here for the first time, was written in a cursive script, which reproduces as faithfully as possible the vocal ornamentation with all its rhythmic subtleties, but which also retains a few uncertainties when it comes to the placement of chords for the basso continuo. It demands that the musician undertake a detailed work of reconstruction and minute adjustments, alongside an intimate understanding of the soul of this music which inhabits the border separating the sacred from the profane. Under the reign of Louis XIV, Lambert's Leçons de Ténèbres were associated with ceremonies where the court took part in public acts of worship. Contemporary accounts tell us that they were performed by three female singers during the Tenebrae, but Marc Mauillon and his three instrumentalists (viola da gamba, theorbo and positive organ) here offer us a version of male voice, taking into account that Lambert himself must have sung them – the score, while not handwritten, is rather more an aide-mémoire than a version ready to play – and he also sang his own airs de cour. He probably also provided the musical accompaniment – probably on theorbo – alongside viola and theorbo player Nicolas Hotman, from whom our performers have chosen a few instrumental pieces, which serve as preludes, postludes, meditations or respirations between Leçons, which at the time would have formed a part of three liturgical performances in the three days before Easter. While the experience on offer here is different from that which was originally intended for these pieces, it is still certainly worth a listen, not least for the meditative state into which it will plunge the listener. © SM/Qobuz
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
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Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Michel Lambert, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist - Myriam Rignol, MainArtist - Thibaut Roussel, MainArtist - Marouan Mankar-Bennis, MainArtist
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
Album Description
Best known as the composer of three hundred serious airs, Michel Lambert (1610-1696) wrote two full cycles of lessons, both transcribed in an unsigned and undated collection of manuscripts. The first cycle, recorded in its entirety here for the first time, was written in a cursive script, which reproduces as faithfully as possible the vocal ornamentation with all its rhythmic subtleties, but which also retains a few uncertainties when it comes to the placement of chords for the basso continuo. It demands that the musician undertake a detailed work of reconstruction and minute adjustments, alongside an intimate understanding of the soul of this music which inhabits the border separating the sacred from the profane. Under the reign of Louis XIV, Lambert's Leçons de Ténèbres were associated with ceremonies where the court took part in public acts of worship. Contemporary accounts tell us that they were performed by three female singers during the Tenebrae, but Marc Mauillon and his three instrumentalists (viola da gamba, theorbo and positive organ) here offer us a version of male voice, taking into account that Lambert himself must have sung them – the score, while not handwritten, is rather more an aide-mémoire than a version ready to play – and he also sang his own airs de cour. He probably also provided the musical accompaniment – probably on theorbo – alongside viola and theorbo player Nicolas Hotman, from whom our performers have chosen a few instrumental pieces, which serve as preludes, postludes, meditations or respirations between Leçons, which at the time would have formed a part of three liturgical performances in the three days before Easter. While the experience on offer here is different from that which was originally intended for these pieces, it is still certainly worth a listen, not least for the meditative state into which it will plunge the listener. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 51 track(s)
- Total length: 01:44:03
- Main artists: Marouan Mankar-Bennis Myriam Rignol Marc Mauillon Thibaut Roussel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical
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