Uncle and nephew, Louis and Francois Couperin were the two most famous members of a musical dynasty that can be traced back to the 16th century and lived on into the late 19th. Paul Guinery looks at their world.

Ever since the early Renaissance, composers have been drawn to the Lamentations of Jeremiah - the Old Testament verses mourning the destruction of Jerusalem.
Paul Guinery introduces Francois Couperin's celebrated setting of these words - his three Lecons de Tenebres - performed by Gerard Lesne and Steve Dugardin (high tenors) and II Seminario Musicale. The lessons are interspersed with plainchant sung by baritone Josep Cabre.
(Repeated from last Thursday)