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Composer
Various
Artist
Veronique Gens, Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1205
UPC
3701624512050

About

After Passion (ALPHA747), Veronique Gens reunites with Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas' ensemble Les Surprises to celebrate a type of role intrinsically linked to 17th- and 18th-century French baroque opera: queens! "Operatic queens are powerful women, often torn between duty and passion, with a fundamentally complex psychology. They display a range of emotions to match the theatre's dramatic and scenic effects; they also demand above all music that is by turns intense and sophisticated." writes Benoît Dratwicki of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, a partner in this project. With Veronique Gens, one could not dream of a better embodiment of these women's destinies set to music by the most famous composers of the time (Rameau, Rebel, Dauvergne, Royer, Desmarest, Salomon, Stuck, Destouches, Francoeur...), many of whom have been unjustly forgotten.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Polyxène: Tremblement de terre 01:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Polyxène: Tremblement de terre
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Antoine Dauvergne
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  2. 2 Hippolyte et Aricie, Act IV: Quelle plainte en ces lieux m'appelle? 03:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Hippolyte et Aricie, Act IV: Quelle plainte en ces lieux m'appelle?
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  3. 3 Avt V: Marche funèbre 01:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Avt V: Marche funèbre
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Antoine Dauvergne
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  4. 4 Act IV: Dieu, grand Dieu, sois sensible 03:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act IV: Dieu, grand Dieu, sois sensible
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Antoine Dauvergne
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  5. 5 Scanderberg: Overture 03:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scanderberg: Overture
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    François Francœur, François Rebel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  6. 6 Médée et Jason, Act V: Prête à porter d'horribles coups 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Médée et Jason, Act V: Prête à porter d'horribles coups
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Joseph François Salomon
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  7. 7 Act IV: Ah! Ne puis-je savoir 01:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV: Ah! Ne puis-je savoir
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Henry Desmarest
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  8. 8 Act III: Où s'égarent mes pas 02:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Où s'égarent mes pas
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Henry Desmarest
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  9. 9 Act I: Dans notre empire 01:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Dans notre empire
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Henry Desmarest
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  10. 10 Act II: Tremble, Armide 02:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Tremble, Armide
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Henry Desmarest
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  11. 11 Callirhoé, Act II: First Air of the Sacrificing Priests 01:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    Callirhoé, Act II: First Air of the Sacrificing Priests
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    André Cardinal Destouches
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  12. 12 Zaïde, reine de Grenade, Act III: Tyrans des cœurs 01:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    Zaïde, reine de Grenade, Act III: Tyrans des cœurs
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  13. 13 Callirhoe, Act II: Second Air of the Sacrificing Priests 01:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    Callirhoe, Act II: Second Air of the Sacrificing Priests
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    André Cardinal Destouches
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  14. 14 Canente, Act IV: Sombre déesse du silence 01:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Canente, Act IV: Sombre déesse du silence
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Antoine Dauvergne
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  15. 15 Chœur du sommeil 03:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chœur du sommeil
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Joseph Valette de Montigny
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  16. 16 Act V: Quel charme me retient 01:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act V: Quel charme me retient
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Stuck
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  17. 17 Act V: Gouffres qui conduisez 01:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act V: Gouffres qui conduisez
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Stuck
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  18. 18 Dardanus, Act I: Air tendre 02:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dardanus, Act I: Air tendre
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  19. 19 Zoroastre, Act II: Amour, cruel amour 04:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    Zoroastre, Act II: Amour, cruel amour
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  20. 20 Acante et Céphise, ou La sympathie, Act II: Premier et deuxième menuet I 02:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    Acante et Céphise, ou La sympathie, Act II: Premier et deuxième menuet I
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  21. 21 Dardanus, Act IV: Air très vif 00:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    Dardanus, Act IV: Air très vif
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  22. 22 Scene 2: Rigaudon I-II 01:12
    Track
    22
    Title
    Scene 2: Rigaudon I-II
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
  23. 23 Scene 2: Canarie 01:00
    Track
    23
    Title
    Scene 2: Canarie
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Les Surprises
    Conductor
    Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas