La Contenance françoise

Switzerland / Basel

1405, Easter Monday: The Archbishop of Bourges consecrates the Sainte-Chapelle of the Duke of Berry, which is housed in his palace. With this institution, the Burgundian duke was clearly competing with other royal and princely chapels and strove to outdo them, including the prominent Sainte-Chapelle of Paris. This a-cappella program contains a selection of chansons which explore a continental soundscape which precedes the much-celebrated sounds of England –  the so-called “Contenance angloise” – which set the tone in the following generation.


Sunday 23.02.25; 18:15 Concert
Barfüsserkirche, Historical Museum Basel

Tessa Roos – Cantus

Doron Schleifer – Cantus

Loïc Paulin – Contratenor & Tenor

Cyril Escoffier – Contratenor & Tenor

Raitis Grigalis – Contratenor & Tenor

Matthieu Romanens – Contratenor & Tenor; direction

La Contenance françoise

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