Northern light (cd) : echoes from 17th-century Scandinavia

Gramophone Awards
2026 Shortlist
Voice & Ensemble

Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé

Tunder: Ack Herre, låt dina helga änglar
Pohle: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe
Geist, C: Es war aber an der Stätte, da er gekreuziget ward
Giuseppe Peranda: O Jesu mi dulcissime
Albrici: Cogita, o homo
Bach, J C'ph: Ach, daß ich Wasser's g'nug hätte (Lamento)
Ritter, C: Salve, mi puerule
Knüpfer: Suite de danse
Krieger, J: I frid vill jag nu fara
Tunder: Jubilate et exultate, vivat rex Carolus
Fischer, J: Das klagende Schweden-Reich

Following on their exploration of 17th-century English song (Perpetual Night), Sébastien Daucé, the Ensemble Correspondances and Lucile Richardot find themselves on the shores of the Baltic Sea in the same century, unearthing a treasury of music both beautiful and rare: the sacred music of the Court of Stockholm. A fascinating musical voyage in the form of a meditation on the meaning of life, and its ending…

"Ensemble Correspondances conjure up an intimate, focused sound world, in which every detail tells. But the star of the show is soloist Lucile Richardot, who is listed as a mezzo but might at times be mistaken for a countertenor." — Gramophone Magazine, June 2025