Portraits De La Folie: - Stephanie D'Oustrac [CD]

Having been relegated to a moral space of exclusion and fear in the Middle Ages, madness subsequently became a major social phenomenon. Brought under control and personified as 'Folly' in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it provided scope for social and moral criticism, leading composers and librettists to give it a prominent place on the operatic stage. Here Stéphanie d'Oustrac and the Amarillis ensemble present its multiple facets, from seduction to passionate love, from despair to joy, revealing the underlying truths of humanity in the Baroque era.

Disc 1
1. Sinfonia (Reinhard Keiser) - Ensemble Amarillis
2. Accourrez, Hƒtez Vous (Andr‚ Campra) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
3. Ne Cesse Point De M'enflammer (Andre Cardinal Destouches) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
4. Descendez Cher Amant (Marin Marais) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
5. Aussit“t Le Bruit Du Tonnerre...Est-il Un Destin Plus Heureux (Andre Cardinal Destouches) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
6. I. Vivace (Johann David Heinichen) - Ensemble Amarillis
7. II. Largo (Johann David Heinichen) - Ensemble Amarillis
8. III. Allegro (Johann David Heinichen) - Ensemble Amarillis
9. From Silent Shades ('Bess of Bedlam') (Z370) (Henry Purcell) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
10. Ground in F Major (John Eccles) - Ensemble Amarillis
11. From Rosy Bow'rs (Henry Purcell) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
12. Sinfonia (George Frideric Handel) - Ensemble Amarillis
13. Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio (George Frideric Handel) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
14. Non Sdegnerai D'amar Chi T'ama Tanto (George Frideric Handel) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
15. Di Quel Bel Ch'il Ti Diede (George Frideric Handel) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
16. Balena Il Cielo E Il Turbine Che Passa (George Frideric Handel) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
17. Per Trofei Di Mia Costanza (George Frideric Handel) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
18. Caprice in E Minor (Marin Marais) - Ensemble Amarillis
19. Abandonnons Le Soin Du Monde (Andre Cardinal Destouches) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis
20. Air Pour L'amour (Jean-Fery Rebel) - Ensemble Amarillis
21. Gavotte En Rondeau...Souffrez Que L'amour Vous Lie (Andre Cardinal Destouches) - Stephanie D'Oustrac/Ensemble Amarillis