John Smyth writes:

>And if I had to reserve the word "ravishing" to describe only one piece
>and performance of music, I would use it to describe Couperin's "Lecons
>de tenebres" as performed by Rousett and his two sopranos,
>Veronique Gens and Sandrine Piau.  Those suspensions!

I second the excellence of Couperin's work and the Rousett cd on Decca.
Sandrine Piau is a favorite of mine.  I first heard her on a disc of Handel
arias on Opus 111.  Although she has a great voice, it is the sensuality of
the instrument which really gets to me.  I hear a voice like that, and I
just assume she's singing for me - does Sandrine Satz sound like a winner?

Don Satz
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