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The famous Marquise de Pompadour, favourite of King Louis XV for nearly twenty years, reigned over the arts at court. Rameau, whom she particularly admired, was omnipresent. He received a specific commission for the Théâtre des Petits Appartements, where the Marquise herself sang in the midst of a troupe of amateurs and professionals: the result was Les Surprises de l’Amour, from which the ensemble Les Surprises takes its name.
Under the expert direction of Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, the group presents here the very first recording of this ballet in its original 1748 version, including the prologue entitled Le Retour d’Astrée, and couples it with another commission for one of the court’s annual residences at Fontainebleau: Les Sybarites (1753), an acte de ballet whose principal couple is reminiscent of the King himself and his favourite. A first-rate vocal line-up brings these two works back to life: Marie Perbost, Eugénie Lefebvre, Jehanne Amzal, Clément Debieuvre, David Witczak, Philippe Estèphe. © Alpha Classics
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Les surprises de l'amour, RCT 58, Prologue, Le retour d'Astrée (Jean-Philippe Rameau)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Philippe Estèphe, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Philippe Estèphe, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Philippe Estèphe, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Jehanne Amzal, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Pierre-Joseph Bernard, Lyricist - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Jehanne Amzal, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Les Sybarites, RCT 57 (Jean-Philippe Rameau)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Clément Debieuvre, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Clément Debieuvre, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Eugénie Lefebvre, Soloist, MainArtist - Clément Debieuvre, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Marie Perbost, Soloist, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - Eugénie Lefebvre, Soloist, MainArtist - Clément Debieuvre, MainArtist
2022 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2022 Les Surprises & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jean-François Marmontel, Lyricist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Ensemble les Surprises, Ensemble, MainArtist - Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Conductor, MainArtist
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Album review
The famous Marquise de Pompadour, favourite of King Louis XV for nearly twenty years, reigned over the arts at court. Rameau, whom she particularly admired, was omnipresent. He received a specific commission for the Théâtre des Petits Appartements, where the Marquise herself sang in the midst of a troupe of amateurs and professionals: the result was Les Surprises de l’Amour, from which the ensemble Les Surprises takes its name.
Under the expert direction of Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, the group presents here the very first recording of this ballet in its original 1748 version, including the prologue entitled Le Retour d’Astrée, and couples it with another commission for one of the court’s annual residences at Fontainebleau: Les Sybarites (1753), an acte de ballet whose principal couple is reminiscent of the King himself and his favourite. A first-rate vocal line-up brings these two works back to life: Marie Perbost, Eugénie Lefebvre, Jehanne Amzal, Clément Debieuvre, David Witczak, Philippe Estèphe. © Alpha Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 53 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:50
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ensemble les Surprises Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
- Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical
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