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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea - Live in Salzburg Festpiele (Aug. 2018) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Limited edition triple CD and Blu-Ray edition. "Some of the most wonderful music in the world" is how William Christie describes Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, noting in particular the opera's overriding humanism and interest in questions of... |
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DELALANDE
Petits Motets Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] |
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CHARPENTIER
Acteon (complete opera) Les Arts Florissants / William Christie, dir. [ Harmonia Mundi musique d'abord / CD - released 4/May/2005 ] Actéon appears on the surface as a perfect demonstration of the classic artifices of the tragédie en musique as created by Lully. But here everything has been taken to an extreme point of miniaturisation - the plot, the number of performers, the... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigali & altri canti [Ballo delle Ingrate, Selva Morale, Combattimento di Tancrede] Les Arts Florissants / William Christie, director [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2017 ] "Monteverdi's reputation received a boost with the arrival in 1980 of the first of four refreshingly raw recordings by Les Arts Florissants under William Christie of madrigals, dramatic ballets and sacred music." BBC Music |
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MONTEVERDI
Selva morale Les Arts Florissants. William Christie, dir. [ Harmonia Mundi musique d'abord / CD - released 4/May/2005 ] "This is gorgeous music, flawlessly served, and this disc is an important part of any serious collector's library." - American Record Guide |
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MONTEVERDI / BONONCINI / CHARPENTIER / HANDEL / LULLY / PURCELL / RAMEAU
William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, with Sophie Daneman, Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Ian Bostridge, Philippe Jaroussky, Mark Padmore, etc [ Erato / 61 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] William Christie is renowned for his pioneering work in the revival of Baroque music. Born in 1944, he founded the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979, which has become a leading force in historically informed performance. |
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Les Arts Florissants/Christie
Charpentier: Deux Oratorios [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Jun/2012 ] |
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Les Arts Florissants/Christie
Handel:concerti Grossi Op.6 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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MONTEVERDI
Vespro della beata vergine Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] "There is a warmth and generosity here that are undeniably attractive […] everything is done at the level of skill and musicality that we have come to expect from Christie and Les Arts Florissants." (Gramophone) |
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SIR JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: The Protecting Veil Matthew Barley (cello), Sukhvinder 'Pinky' Singh (tabla), Olwyn Fouéré, Julie Christie (speakers), Sinfonietta Rīga [ Signum / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "I suspect those who come across the work for the first time via this latest release, will not find another performance out there which would give them quite the same feeling of intensity and spiritual uplift." MusicWeb |
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BACH / HANDEL / DELIBES / MONTEVERDI / VERDI / MOZART / etc
Natalie Dessay: De l'Opéra à la chanson Natalie Dessay (soprano) / with Michel Legrand, Roberto Alagna, Rolando Villazon, Veronique Gens, Quatuor Ebene, Emmanuelle Haim, William Christie, et [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2017 ] This new collection showcasing 20 years of recordings from this most versatile of artists including classical, opera and songs from musicals - includes previously unreleased track "Bebe". |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera) BLU-RAY Opera Comique / Malena Ernman / Christopher Maltman / Judith van Wanroij / Les Arts Florrisants / William Christie (cond) [ Fra Musica Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Brilliant stage direction by Deborah Warner combines various time spaces in the 17th century with the present day, enhanced by the subtle lighting schemes of Jean Kalman. |
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JEAN CASSANEA de MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos FRA Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 18-19 January 2021 |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2008) Opéra Comique / Malena Ernman, Christopher Maltman, Judith van Wanroij, Hilary Summers / Les Arts Florissants William Christie [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 21/Jan/2022 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 7 and 9 December 2008 |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2008) Blu-ray Opéra Comique / Malena Ernman, Christopher Maltman, Judith van Wanroij, Hilary Summers / Les Arts Florissants William Christie [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Jan/2022 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 7 and 9 December 2008 |
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JEAN CASSANEA de MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021) Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos FRA DVD / DVD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 18-19 January 2021 |
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W. A. MOZART
Requiem / Ave verum corpus Anna Maria Panzarella / Nathalie Stutzmann / Christoph Pregardien / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Warner Classics The Erato Story / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] |
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HANDEL
Hercules (complete opera recorded in 2004) Paris Opera / William Shimell / Joyce Didonato / Toby Spence / Ingela Bohlin / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] G :- |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Armide (complete opera recorded in 2008) Theatre des Champs-Elysees / Stephanie d'Oustrac, Paul Agnew / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ FRA Musica / 2 DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Christie and his ensemble...surpass themselves in revivifying this 325-year-old score with imaginative articulation and expressive flair. Gideon Davey's designs are as impressive as Jean-Claude Gallotta's choreography. The cast, too, is remarkable"... |
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SCARLATTI / MARCELLO / PORPORA / MANCINI / BONONCINI
Duetti da Camera Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor) / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Dec/2011 ] Two star countertenors, Philippe Jaroussky and Max Emanuel Cencic, join William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, for a programme of chamber-scale duets and arias by Italian composers of the early 18th century. As Jaroussky says, these are "duets of... |