Jonathan Cohen: Arcangelo - Couperin: L'Apotheose de Lully & Le�ons de ten�bres

L�Apotheose de Lully was Couperin�s hommage to his great musical predecessor and depicts the elder composer�s elevation to Mount Parnassus (where he plays duets with the shade of Corelli and, with Apollo�s blessing, effects a reconciliation between the contrasting French and Italian styles of the day). The Le�ons de ten�bres were written for performance in Holy Week and demand�and here receive from Katherine Watson and Anna Dennis�vocal artistry of the highest order.