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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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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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Piripi Christie
Mo Ake [ Rajon Music Group / Tangata Records / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] This is a re-issue of the CD 'Mo Ake' by Maori performer, Piripi Christie. |
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PACHELBEL
Complete Organ Works - Vol. I Michael Belotti, James David Christie, Jürgen Essl, Christian Schmitt (organ) [ CPO SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "I have generally admired the way Pachelbel's music is played here. The four organists are excellent interpreters who know how to bring out the qualities of his various works." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb July 2014) |
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MARK GREY
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio Scott Hendricks (baritone) / The Phoenix Symphony and Chorus / Michael Christie [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] The Phoenix Symphony enjoys a long history of premièring new works that bridge gaps between Western art music and Native cultures. Hailed as 'a master', Mark Grey 'is a composer as well as a sound engineer, and what he is up to has far-reaching... |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Platée (complete opera recorded in 2020) BLU-RAY Theater an der Wien / Marcel Beekman, Jeanine De Bique, Cyril Auvity, Marc Maullon, Edwin Crossley-Mercer / William Christie (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2021 ] Recorded live at the Theater an der Wien, December 2020 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Paris Symphonies & Violin Concerto No. 1 Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin) / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] "Christie's enthusiasm for the symphonies is never in doubt, but he can be curiously down to earth at times." BBC Music |
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Tony Christie
50 Golden Greats [ Wrasse Records / 3 CD - released 29/Aug/2017 ] This 50-track collection is a 3 CD album which celebrates 50 years in music, covering the greatest hits of an illustrious career from one of Britain's favourite singers. There are 8 new tracks including 'Early Morning Memphis', 'When All Is Said... |
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COUPERIN
L'Apotheose de Lulli: Pieces for two harpsichords William Christie, Christophe Rousset, harpsichords [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 14/Jul/2001 ] Two apotheoses of the "goûts réunis". |
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BOCCHERINI
Quartets for 2 Harpsichords; Fandango. William Christie (harpsichord) Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] A series of quartets of 1778 lies concealed beneath this brilliant disguise as ''sonatas'' for two harpsichords, which only sheds a brighter light on the melodic verve of this Italian of genius become ''Don Luis Boquerini'', the most Viennese... |
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MONDONVILLE
Modonville: Harpsichord pieces with voice or violin William Christie, Judith Nelson, Stanley Ritchie [ Camera Obscura / Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] Camerata Obscura is harmonia mundi's first collection aimed at exploring the connection between photography and music. In collaboration with the National School of Photography in Arles, a foursome of young artists was invited to take a fresh look at... |
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GLUCK / HAYDN / HERMANN / KRUMPHOLTZ
The Queen's Harp Xavier de Maistre (harp) / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] At the end of the 18th century, France and Germany developed a passion for harp music; the instrument was everywhere, in concerts and drawing rooms and many masterpieces were written for it. Queen Marie-Antoinette regularly played the pianoforte and... |
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GLUCK
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (complete opera recorded in 2001) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Juliette Galstian, Rodney Gilfrey, Deon Van Der Walt, Anton Scharinger / William Christie (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Gluck's wonderful but neglected 1774 opera Iphigénie en Tauride, inspired by the Greek legend, is treated with forceful and convincing simplicity in Claus Guth's revolutionary production staged at the Zurich Opera House. The psychological drama in a... |