William Christie - 30th Anniversay

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Album Summary

Performers

• Thomas Allen (Soprano)
• Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone)
• Andrew Foster-Williams (Bass Baritone)
• Arnaud Marzorati (Voice)
• Judith Wanroij (Soprano)
• Amel Brahim-Djelloul (Soprano)
• Andrew Tortise (Tenor)
• Xavier Sabata (Countertenor)
• Orlanda Isidro (Tenor)
• Marc Mauillon (Tenor)
• Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
• Dietrich Henschel (Bass Baritone)
• Markus Werba (Baritone)
• Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Hiro Kurosaki (Violin)
• William Christie (Harpsichord)
• Hannah Morrison (Soprano)
• Claire Debono (Soprano)
• Konstantin Wolff (Bass Baritone)
• Sophie Karthäuser (Soprano)
• André Morsch (Baritone)

Conductor

• Christie, William

Ensemble

• Les Arts Florissants

Composers

• André Campra (1660 - 1744)
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Unspecified
• Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Notes & Reviews:

Les Arts Florissants, one of the most influential and prolific ensembles in the world of authentic period performance, celebrates 30 years of achievement with this collection of its recordings for Virgin Classics. "With his superb period ensemble Les Arts Florissants, William Christie has brought the French Baroque, and other Baroques, to vivid life, at home, on tour and in recordings." -New York Times

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Works Details

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum, H. 146 :: Roulement de timbales - Prélude

• Performers: Orlanda Isidro (Tenor); Marc Mauillon (Tenor)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: ?1692

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum, H. 146 :: Pleni sunt caeli et terra

• Performers: Marc Mauillon (Tenor); Orlanda Isidro (Tenor)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: ?1692

André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Requiem :: Chour Introït

• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 8 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1722

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Ombra mau fú

• Performer: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Die Schöpfung :: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen

• Performer: Dietrich Henschel (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Notes: Composition written: 1798.
• Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1798

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Die Schöpfung :: Von deiner Güt' o Herr und Gott

• Performers: Markus Werba (Baritone); Sophie Karthäuser (Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Notes: Composition written: 1798.
• Running Time: 9 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1798

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Un cenno leggiadretto

• Performer: Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : Sonata in D major, Op. 1/13, HWV 371 :: 1. Affettuoso

• Performers: Hiro Kurosaki (Violin); William Christie (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1750

Handel, George Frideric : Sonata in D major, Op. 1/13, HWV 371 :: 2. Allegro

• Performers: William Christie (Harpsichord); Hiro Kurosaki (Violin)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1750

Purcell, Henry : O all ye people, clap your hands, Z 138

• Performers: Hannah Morrison (Soprano); Claire Debono (Soprano); Konstantin Wolff (Bass Baritone); Thomas Allen (Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1680

Purcell, Henry : Hosanna to the highest, sacred song for bass, chorus & continuo, Z. 187

• Performer: Konstantin Wolff (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal

André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Motets (12), Book 2

• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 9 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Judicium Salomonis, H. 422 :: Song de Salomon

• Performer: Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Notes: Composition written: 1702.
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1702

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Judicium Salomonis, H. 422 :: Song de Salomon

• Performer: Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Notes: Composition written: 1702.
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1702

André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Exaudiat Te Dominus :: Bruit de guerre - duo de basses-tailles

• Performers: Andrew Foster-Williams (Bass Baritone); Arnaud Marzorati (Voice)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1703

André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Work(s) :: Un peccator pentito

• Performers: Judith Wanroij (Soprano); Amel Brahim-Djelloul (Soprano); Andrew Tortise (Tenor); Konstantin Wolff (Bass Baritone); Xavier Sabata (Countertenor); André Morsch (Baritone); Claire Debono (Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Work(s) :: Grand office des Morts

• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Unspecified : Untitled CD-ROM Track

• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Period Time: Modern