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The Dark Lessons became the subject of increasingly appreciated musical compositions in the middle of the 17th century.<div> The Tenebrae Lessons became increasingly popular musical compositions in the mid-17th century. In France, Michel Lambert was the first to compose a cycle of them in 1662, quickly followed by Charpentier and Lalande. But the most famous—and the first to regain the favor of recordings and a wider audience—are those of Couperin, dating from 1714. Marie Perbost and Sarah Charles, leading figures of the younger generation of sopranos, revive this musical marvel under the direction of Chloé de Guillebon, in the growing darkness as the candles are extinguished, one by one...</div><div><br></div><div> Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730)</div><div> Stabat Mater</div><div><br></div><div> Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)</div><div> The Denial of Saint Peter</div><div><br></div><div> François Couperin (1668-1733)</div><div> Three Dark Lessons for Holy Wednesday</div>