[michael kim]
véronique gens discography

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(organized in roughly chronological order)

HMC 901257.59
lully: atys

les arts florissants
william christie, direction
recorded jan 1987 . released may 1987
harmonia mundi 3CD HMC 901257.59 [170 min]


HMT 7901249
lully: atys (excerpts)

les arts florissants
william christie, direction
recorded jan 1987 . released 1987
harmonia mundi HMC 901249

reissued oct 1996
harmonia mundi HMT 7901249

HMA 1901289.90
charpentier: david et jonathas

les arts florissants
william christie, conductor
released 1988
harmonia mundi 2CD HMC 901289.90 [DDD . 123 min]

reissued apr 1998
harmonia mundi 2CD HMA 1901289.90

gilles: volume 1, motets a st jean baptiste, trois lamentations

véronique gens, soprano

le concert spirituel
herve niquet, director

recorded nov 1988 . released 1989
adda 581119


HMC 901308.09
purcell: the fairy queen

les arts florissants
william christie, conductor
released nov 1989
harmonia mundi 2CD HMC 901308.09 [DDD . 128 min]

2292-45028-2
rameau: platée

platée: gilles ragon
jennifer smith
guy de mey
guillemette laurens
bernard deletre
l’amour, clarine: véronique gens

francoise herr vocal ensemble
les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
released apr 1990
erato musifrance 2CD 2292-45028-2 [DDD . 135 min]

marais: alcyone

les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
released oct 1990
erato musifrance 3CD 2292-45522-2 [DDD . 154 min]

HMC 901341
HMX 2981341
gilles: requiem

véronique gens, soprano
agnès mellon, soprano
howard crook
, tenor
tom phillips
, tenor
hervé lamy
, tenor
peter kooy
, bass

la chapelle royale
philippe herreweghe, direction
released jan 1991
harmonia mundi HMC 901341

reissued 8 jan 2002
harmonia mundi HMX 2981341

campra: volume 1, te deum et motets

véronique gens, soprano

le concert spirituel
herve niquet, director

recorded dec 1990 . released 1991
adda 581250

ADD3240172
boismortier: motets avec symphonies

véronique gens, soprano
 
le concert spirituel
herve niquet, director
recorded jan, apr 1991 . released 1991
adda 581255

released jul 1998
accord ACD3240172

HMA 1901351
HMA 1951351
delalande: te deum

véronique gens, soprano
sandrine piau, soprano
arlette steyer, soprano
jean-paul fouchécourt, tenor
francois piolino, tenor
jerome correas, bass

les arts florissants
william christie, conductor
released 1991
harmonia mundi HMC 901351 [DDD . 64 min]

reissued 16 nov 1999
harmonia mundi HMA 1901351

reissued 10 jul 2001
harmonia mundi HMA 1951351

ADD3241952
campra: volume 2, requiem / benedictus dominus

véronique gens, soprano

le concert spirituel
herve niquet, director
recorded jun 1991 . released 1991
adda 581275

reissued jul 1998
adda ADD3241952

reissued mar 2003
accord 4722362

campra: volume 3, messe et motets

véronique gens, soprano

le concert spirituel
herve niquet, director

recorded sep 1992 . released 1992
adda 581304

reissued jan 2001
accord 4659342

OPS10003
charpentier: office de tenebres

véronique gens, soprano
noemi rime, soprano
nicolas stroesser, recorder
sabine weill, recorder
sylvia abramowicz, viola da gamba
yasunori imamura, theorbo
martin gester, organ and harpsichord

released 1992
opus 111 OPS559119 [DDD . 63 min]

reissued? apr 1999
opus 111 OPS10003

HMT 7901416
delalande: petits motets

véronique gens, soprano
sandrine piau, soprano
noemi rime, soprano
arlette steyer, soprano

les arts florissants
william christie, director
recorded sep 1990, feb 1992 . released 1992
harmonia mundi HMC 901416 [DDD . 68 min]

reissued nov 1997
harmonia mundi HMT 7901416

  • delalande: petits motets
  • lemaire: assumpta est maria
  • morin: regina coeli
E 8527
lully: alceste

sagittarius vocal ensemble
la grande ecurie et la chambre du roy
jean-claude malgoire, director
recorded jan 1992 . released 1993
disques montaigne 3CD 782-012 [DDD . 159 min]

reissued dec 1994
auvidis astrée E 8527

HMC 901435.37
rameau: castor et pollux

les arts florissants
william christie, director
released feb 1993
harmonia mundi 3CD HMC 901435.37 [DDD . 173 min]


HMA 1901501
rameau: castor et pollux (excerpts)

les arts florissants
william christie, director
released 1994
harmonia mundi HMC 901501

reissued may 1999
harmonia mundi HMA 1901501

HMC 901456.57
lully: armide

armide: guillemette laurens
renaud: howard crook
fame, phenice, melisse, shepherdess: véronique gens
wisdom, sidonie, lucinde, naiad: noemi rime
hidraot, ubalde: bernard deletre
danish knight, fortunate lover: gilles ragon
artemidore, hate: john hancock
aronte: luc coadou

collegium vocale
la chapelle royale
philippe herreweghe, director
released may 1993
harmonia mundi 2CD HMC 901456.57


VM 5 61526 2

rameau: grands motets

véronique gens, soprano
isabelle desrochers, soprano
jean-paul fouchécourt, tenor
herve lamy, tenor
peter harvey, baritone
marcos loureiro de sa, baritone
stephan imbodem, bass

les concert spirituel orchestra
herve niquet, director
released 1994
FNAC 592096 [DDD . 68 min]

reissued apr 1999
virgin veritas VM 5 61526 2


4509-91737-2
lully: phaëton

sagittarius vocal ensemble
les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
recorded may, jun 1993 . released jun 1994
erato 2CD 4509-91737-2 [DDD . 144 min]


VC 5 45030 2
baldassare galuppi: motets

gérard lesne, alto
véronique gens, soprano
peter harvey
, bass

il seminario musicale
recorded jul 1992 . released 1994
virgin veritas VC 5 45030 2 [DDD . 54 min]

véronique performs on the following tracks:

  • confitebor tibi, domine (tracks 1 - 12)

VC 5 45103 2
alessandro scarlatti: motets

gérard lesne, alto; véronique gens, soprano
il seminario musicale
recorded dec 1993 . released 1994
virgin veritas VC 5 45103 2

véronique performs on the following tracks:

  • salve regina (tracks 13 - 18)

VC 5 45291 2
jommelli: armida abbandonata

ewa malas-godlewska
claire brua
gilles ragon
véronique gens
patricia petibon
cécile perrin

les talens lyriques
christophe rousset, direction
released 1995
FNAC 3CD 592326 [DDD . 172 min]


4509-98477-2
purcell: dido & aeneas

dido: véronique gens
aeneas: nathan berg
belinda: sophie marin-degor
sorceress: claire brua
second woman/first witch: sophie daneman
second witch: gaëlle mechaly
spirit/sailor: jean-paul fouchécourt

les arts florissants
william christie, director
recorded nov 1994 . released mar 1995
erato 4509-98477-2 [DDD . 52 min]


4509-98535-2
purcell: king arthur

véronique gens, soprano
claron mcfadden
, soprano
sandrine piau, soprano
susannah waters, soprano
mark padmore, tenor
iain paton, tenor
jonathan best, bass
petteri salomaa, bass
francois bazola-minori, bass

les arts florissants
william christie, direction
released jun 1995
erato 2CD 4509-98535-2 [DDD . 90 min]


0630-17351-2
purcell: king arthur (excerpts)

les arts florissants
william christie, direction
released aug 1997
erato 0630-17351-2


445 853-2
rameau: hippolyte et aricie

aricie: véronique gens
hippolyte: jean-paul fouchécourt

sagittarius vocal ensemble
les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
recorded jun 1994 . released jun 1995
archiv 3CD 445 853-2 [DDD . 167 min]


VC 5 45202 2
nicolò jommelli: lamentazioni per il mercoledì santo

gérard lesne, alto; véronique gens, soprano
il seminario musicale
christophe rousset, direction
recorded aug 1991, apr 1995 . released nov 1996
virgin veritas VC 5 45202 2

véronique performs on the following tracks:

  • lamentazione prima (tracks 1 - 13)
  • lamentazione seconda (tracks 14 - 23)

449 211-2
rameau: anacreon

véronique gens, soprano
annick massis, soprano
rodrigo del pozo, tenor
thierry felix, baritone

les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
released nov 1996
archiv 449 211-2 [DDD . 57 min]


455 084-2
mondonville: les fêtes de paphos

accentus chamber choir
les talens lyriques
christophe rousset, direction
released jul 1997
l'oiseau-lyre 3CD 455 084-2 [DDD . 167 min]


VC 5 45271 2
sébastien de brossard: leçons des morts

gérard lesne, alto; véronique gens, soprano
il seminario musicale
recorded apr 1996 . released jul 1997
virgin veritas VC 5 45271 2 [DDD . 54 min]

véronique performs on the following tracks:

  • première leçon des morts (tracks 1 - 7)
  • troisième leçon des morts (tracks 8 - 11)
  • quatrième leçon des morts (tracks 12 - 17)
  • dialogus poenitentis animae cum deo (tracks 21 - 26)

HMC 901632.33
berlioz: l’enfance du christ

véronique gens, soprano
paul agnew
, tenor
olivier lallouette
, baritone
laurent naouri
, bass
frédéric caton
, bass

la chapelle royale
collegium vocale
orchestre des champs élysées
philippe herreweghe, direction
recorded feb 1997 . released nov 1997
harmonia mundi 2CD HMC 901632.33 [DDD . 95 min]


VC 5 45291 2
pergolesi: stabat mater

gérard lesne, alto; véronique gens, soprano
il seminario musicale
recorded feb 1997 . released 1997
virgin veritas VC 5 45291 2 [DDD . 58 min]

véronique performs on the following tracks:

  • stabat mater (tracks 1 - 13)

457 583-2
the berlin gala 1997

berlin philharmonic
claudio abbado, director
released jan 1997
deutsche grammophon 457 583-2 [DDD]

véronique performs on the following track:

  • air du toréador "votre toast... je peux vous le rendre"

HMC 901614.15


HMX 2951614.15

j. s. bach: messe en si mineur

johannette zomer, soprano
véronique gens
, soprano
christoph prégardien
, tenor
peter kooy
, bass
hanno müller-brachmann
, bass

collegium vocale
philippe herreweghe, direction
released mar 1998
harmonia mundi 2CD HMC 901614.15 [DDD . 109 min]

reissued oct 1999
harmonia mundi 2CD HMX 2951614.15


E 8635
mozart: don giovanni

don giovanni: nicolas rivenq
leporello: hubert claessens
il commendatore/masetto: patrick donnelly
donna anna: danielle borst
don ottavio: simon edwards
donna elvira: véronique gens
zerlina: sophie marin degor

la grande écurie
la chambre du roy
jean-claude malgoire, director
recorded sep 1996 . released jun 1998
auvidis astrée E 8635


VC 5 45319 2
mozart: airs d’opéras et de concert

véronique gens, soprano
melvyn tan, pianoforte
orchestra of the age of enlightenment
ivor bolton, direction
recorded feb - mar 1998 . released aug 1998
virgin veritas VC 5 45319 2 [DDD . 59 min]

  • in quali eccessi ... mi tradì
  • non so più cosa son
  • ecco il punto ... non più di fiori vaghe catene
  • temerari ... come scoglio
  • ch'io mi scordi di te? ... non temer, amato bene
  • deh, per questo istante solo
  • batti, batti, o bel masetto
  • o temerario arbace! ... per quel paterno amplesso
  • porgi, amor
  • ei parte ... per pietà, ben mio

453 497-2
lully: acis et galatée

acis: jean-paul fouchécourt
galatée: véronique gens
polyphème: laurent naouri

choeur des musiciens du louvre
les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, director
released jul 1998
archiv 2CD 453 497-2 [DDD . 107 min]

74321 606312
roussel: bacchus et ariane

véronique gens, soprano
françois le roux

ile de france orchestre
jacques mercier, director
released 28 sep 1998 (france)
rca red seal 74321 606312 [DDD]


CDS 5 56725 2
offenbach: orphée aux enfers

eurydice: natalie dessay
jupiter: laurent naouri
aristée-pluton: jean-paul fouchécourt
orphée: yann beuron
l’opinion publique: ewa podles
cupidon: patricia petibon
diane: jennifer smith
vénus: véronique gens
junon: lydie pruvot
john styx: steven cole
mercure: etienne lescroart
minerve: virginie pochon

choeur et orchestre de l’opéra national de lyon
orchestre de chambre de grenoble
marc minkowski, direction
released nov 1998
emi 2CD CDS 5 56725 2 [DDD . 110 min]


HMC 951663.65
mozart: così fan tutte

fiordiligi: véronique gens
dorabella: bernarda fink
ferrando: werner güra
guglielmo: marcel boone
don alfonso: pietro spagnoli

kölner kammerchor
concerto köln
rené jacobs, conductor
recorded mar 1998 . released mar 1999
harmonia mundi 3CD  HMC 951663.65 [DDD . 183 min]


VC 5 45283 2
handel: lucrezia (three cantatas)

véronique gens, soprano
françois fernandez, violin
mira glodeanu, violin
les basses réunies
recorded nov 1996, oct 1997 . released apr 1999
virgin veritas VC 5 45283 2

  • la lucrezia, HWV32
  • armida abbandonata, HWV105
  • agrippina condotta a morire, HWV110
VC 5 61674 2
sébastien le camus: airs de cour

véronique gens, soprano
jean-paul fouchécourt, tenor
pascal monteilhet, conductor
released nov 1999
virgin veritas VC 5 61674 2 [DDD . 60 min]


466 776-2
couperin: trois leçons de ténèbres

véronique gens, soprano
sandrine piau, soprano
emmanuel balsa, viola da gamba
les talens lyriques
christophe rousset, conductor
recorded jul 1997 . released mar 2000
decca 466 776-2 [DDD . 66:38]

  • trois leçons de ténèbres
  • motet de saint barthélemy
  • magnificat
  • motet pour le jour de páques

463 476-2
rameau: dardanus

dardanus: john mark ainsley
iphise: véronique gens
vénus: mireille delunsch
teucer: russell smythe
anténor: laurent naouri
isménor: jean-philippe courtis

choeur des musiciens du louvre
les musiciens du louvre
marc minkowski, conductor
released mar 2000
archiv 2CD 463 476-2 [DDD]


CDC 2 27989 9
brahms: rinaldo

véronique gens, soprano
steve davislim

dresden philharmonic chorus
ernst-senff chorus berlin
dresden philharmonic
michel plasson, director
released apr 2000
emi classics CDC 2 27989 9

  • rinaldo, op. 50
  • brahms/schubert: ellens gesang ii
  • begräbnisgesang, op. 13
  • gesang der parzen, op. 89

VC 5 45360 2
nuit d’etoiles

véronique gens, soprano
roger vignoles, piano
released apr 2000
virgin classics VC 5 45360 2 [DDD . 64:31]

  • fauré: après un rêve
  • fauré: sylvie
  • fauré: au bord de l’eau
  • fauré: lydia
  • fauré: le papillon et la fleur
  • fauré: mandoline
  • fauré: clair de lune
  • fauré: les berceaux
  • debussy: 3 chansons de bilitis
  • debussy: fêtes galantes
  • debussy: nuit d’étoiles
  • debussy: beau soir
  • debussy: fleur des blés
  • debussy: la belle au bois dormant
  • debussy: noël des enfants qui n’ont plus de maison
  • poulenc: banalités
  • poulenc: 2 mélodies de guillaume apollinaire
  • poulenc: les chemins de l’amour

VC 5 45425 2
mozart: don giovanni

don giovanni: peter mattei
leporello: gilles cachemaille
donna anna: carmela remigio
donna elvira: véronique gens
don ottavio: mark padmore
zerlina: lisa larsson
masetto: till fechner
il commendatore: gudjon oskarsson

solistes de l'académie européenne
de musique d’aix-en-provence
mahler chamber orchestra
daniel harding, conductor
recorded jul 1999 . released aug 2000
virgin classics 3CD VC 5 45425 2 [DDD]

CDC 5 57032 2
ravel: cantates de rome

véronique gens, soprano
et al.

orchestre du capitole de toulouse
michel plasson, conductor
recorded mar-apr 2000 . released mar 2001

emi classics CDC 5 57032 2 [DDD . 74:00]

véronique performs on the following tracks:
  • alyssa (1903)
VC 5 45422 2
berlioz: les nuits d'été

véronique gens, soprano

orchestre de l'opéra national de lyon
louis langrée, conductor
released 8 jan 2002

virgin classics VC 5 45422 2 [DDD . 61:17]

  • les nuits d'été
  • la mort de cléopâtre
  • la captive
  • la belle voyageuse
  • zaïde
VC 5 45524 2
handel: arcadian duets

laura claycomb, soprano
natalie dessay, soprano
véronique gens, soprano
juanita lascarro, soprano
anna maria panzarella, soprano
patricia petibon, soprano
marijana mijanovic, alto
sara mingardo, alto
brian asawa, countertenor
paul agnew, tenor

le concert d'astrée
emmanuelle haï, harpsichord, organ & direction
released 5 nov 2002

virgin classics VC 5 45524 2 [DDD . 62:18]

  • ahi, nelle sorte umane
  • no, di voi non vo' fidarmi
  • caro autor di mia doglia
  • quel fior che all'alba ride
  • conservate, raddoppiate
  • tanti strali al sen mi schocchi
  • va, speme infida
  • a mirarvi io son intento
  • sono liete, fortunate
7243 5 45642 2
monteverdi: orfeo

orfeo: ian bostridge
natalie dessay
véronique gens
paul agnew

european voices
le concert d'astrée
emmanuelle haïm, harpsichord & direction
released mar 2004
virgin classics 7243 5 45642 2 [DDD]

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