Baroque Period > Christie, William

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Francesco Cavalli: La Didone / Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata. William Christie, Les Arts Florissants [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La Didone
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Sabata, Xavier; Sanchez, Ana Maria
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

One of the first operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the...continue...

Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Francesco Cavalli: La Didone / Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata. William Christie, Les Arts Florissants [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La Didone
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Sabata, Xavier; Sanchez, Ana Maria
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

One of the first operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

Handel: Theodora / Lorraine Hunt; David Daniels, Dawn Upshaw, Richard Croft / Glyndebourne 1996

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2012-05-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Hinden, Jonathan; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Here for the first time on CD is Glyndebourne's acclaimed 1996 production of Handel's oratorio Theodora. Although Theodora is a story of a virtuous woman...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (05/1996/06/1996)....continue...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Christie, de Niese, Jaroussky [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Bonitatibus, Anna; Cencic, Max Emanuel; De Niese, Danielle; Jaroussky, Philippe; Quintans, Ana
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

The culmination of a three-year Monteverdi project led by conductor William Christie and director Pier Luigi Pizzi at Madrid's Teatro Real, L'incoronazione di Poppea brings...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: English, French
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie / Padmore, Panzarella, Hunt / William Christie

3 CD / Erato / 2012-03-27

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

One of two wonderful Erato reissues this month with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, both featuring the late great Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. "Majestic fury..."...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (10/06/1996-10/13/1996)....continue...

Duetti / Philippe Jaroussky; Max Emanuel Cencic

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Giovanni Bononcini: Pietoso nume arcier, chamber duet for 2 voices & continuo; Chi d'amor tra le catene, chamber duet for 2 voices & continuo; Francesco Mancini: Quanto mai saria più bello, so...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

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...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris (01/19/2011-01/23/2011)....continue...

Charpentier: Pastorale de Noel / Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 voices, chorus, instruments & conti; In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacr&...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Laplenie, Michel; Lestringant, Etienne; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Sicot, Antoine; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415; Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

Recording information: 1976-2002....continue...

Lully: Atys / Christie, Azzaretti, Daneman, de Negri, d'Oustrac [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2011-11-08

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys, LWV 53
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Auvity, Cyril; Azzaretti, Jael; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Daneman, Sophie; de Negri, Emmanuelle; Mauillon, Marc; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Rivenq, Nicolas
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

Lully’s Atys was so dear to Louis XIV that it became known as the “the King’s opera.” With its unprecedented dramatic intensity, Atys was the...continue...
Run Time: 295 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DTS
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Lully: Atys / Christie, Azzaretti, Daneman, de Negri, d'Oustrac [Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / FRA Musica / 2011-11-08

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys, LWV 53
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Auvity, Cyril; Azzaretti, Jael; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Daneman, Sophie; de Negri, Emmanuelle; Mauillon, Marc; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Rivenq, Nicolas
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

Lully’s Atys was so dear to Louis XIV that it became known as the “the King’s opera.” With its unprecedented dramatic intensity, Atys was the...continue...
Run Time: 295 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Wedding Classics / Bridal March, Bridal Chorus, Caro mio ben; Exsultate Jubilate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Charles Gounod: Messe à Ste. ...
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; Hoppe, Heinz; Kalafusz, Hans; Lorengar, Pilar; Seiffert, Peter; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Wallberg, Heinz; Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Hartemann, Jean-Claude; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Hickox, Richard; Heger, Robert; Kout, Jirí; Mackerras, Ch...

Lully: Armide / Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Agnew, DÆOustrac [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2011-06-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide, LWV 71
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Berg, Nathan; Callahan, Marc; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Dahlin, Anders; Debono, Claire; Druet, Isabelle; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Twenty-four years ago , William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing...continue...
Run Time: 197 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Lully: Armide / Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Agnew, DÆOustrac [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / FRA Musica / 2011-06-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide, LWV 71
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Berg, Nathan; Callahan, Marc; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Dahlin, Anders; Debono, Claire; Druet, Isabelle; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Twenty-four years ago , William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing...continue...
Run Time: 197 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Handel: Orlando

3 CD / Erato / 2011-01-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando
Conductors: Christie, William

"It is good to have William Christie's refined understanding of baroque music applied to a Handel opera... . Christie is very much concerned, it seems...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (1996-01-16_1996-01-23&1996-)....continue...

Purcell: King Arthur / Christie

2 CD / Erato / 2011-01-25

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628
Performers: Kenny, Elisabeth; Lasla, Anne-Marie; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Rubin, Jonathan [Lute]; Simpson, David
Conductors: Christie, William

" ... first-hand knowledge of the full literary context is reflected in the aplomb, confidence and sheer artistry of Christie's characterizations ... All the best...continue...
Recording information: Salle Berthier, Paris (1995-02-21_1995-02-22&1995-)....continue...

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Christe/Les Arts Florissants, Henschel, Prina, De Donato [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Auvity, Cyril; Bayodi, Hanna; de Donato, Luigi; Henschel, Dietrich; Prina, Sonia; Provost, Ludovic; Prunell-Friend, Agustin; Sabata, Xavier; Sancho, Juan; Schiavo, Maria Grazia; Sells...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants; Les Saqueboutiers du Toulouse

Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, Ger...continue...

Monteverdi: Il ritorno dÆUlisse in patria / Rensburg, Rice, Christie [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Auvity, Cyril; Rice, Christine; Sabata, Xavier; van Rensburg, Kobie
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...

The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Handel: Serse / William Christie

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY
Conductors: Christie, William

Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris (11/17/2003-11/25/2003)....continue...

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christie, Sampson, Crowe [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Barrit, Desmond; Crowe, Lucy; Dexter, Sally; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Lyon, Edward; Millson, Joseph; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jonathan Kent's spectacular production of Purcell's huge semi-opera is joyous, imaginative and witty. Glyndebourne, with its intimate auditorium, provides the perfect setting for a drama,...continue...
Run Time: 221 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christie, Sampson, Crowe [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Barrit, Desmond; Crowe, Lucy; Dexter, Sally; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Lyon, Edward; Millson, Joseph; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1031. Jonathan Kent's...continue...
Run Time: 221 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Ombre De Mon Amant: French Baroque Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-02

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Médée, H 491; Concert à quatre parties de violes, H. 545; Auprès du feu l'on fait l'amour, air for soprano & continuo, H. 446; Concert à quatre part...
Performers: Collobert, Laurent; Lenaerts, Thibaut; Lopez, Marduk Serrano [Vocals]; Loughlin-Smith, Michael; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

'Ombre de mon amant' is Anne Sofie von Otter's first recording of these French Baroque Arias - graceful, temperamental tunes which will delight her fans...continue...
Recording information: Paris, Église Notre-Dame du Liban (09/2008)....continue...

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberf...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Caballé, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Garanca, Elina; Gheor...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Noseda, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Fischer, Adam; Rose, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Roberto; Christie, William; Abel, Yve...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists; International Chamber Soloists; Les Arts Florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Prima Donna: The First Ladies of Music is Decca's newest tribute to Opera's greatest stars. This 2 for 1 album features Renee Fleming, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Christie/Les Arts Florissants, Ernman, Maltman, Summers [DVD]

1 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2010-01-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas
Performers: Ernman, Malena; Maltman, Christopher; Summers, Hilary; Van Wanroij, Judith
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

A genius with the ability to combine French and Italian influences in an art that transported the English language, Purcell is one of William Christie's...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Christie/Les Arts Florissants, Ernman, Maltman, Summers [Blu- Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / FRA Musica / 2010-01-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas
Performers: Ernman, Malena; Maltman, Christopher; Summers, Hilary; Van Wanroij, Judith
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 66 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
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William Christie - 30th Anniversay

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Judicium Salomonis, H. 422; Work(s); André Campra: Requiem; Motets (12), Book 2; Exaudiat Te Dominus; Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Serse; Sonata i...
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael [Tenor Vocal]; Brahim-Djelloul, Amel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Debono, Claire; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Henschel, Dietrich;...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

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...continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ballo delle Ingrate; Sestina

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Giulio Cesare Monteverdi: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, sestina
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Laplenie, Michel; Laurens, Guillemette; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Christie, William

Recording information: 09/1982....continue...

Lully: Atys / William Christie, Guillemette Laurens, Agnès Mellon, Les Arts Florissants

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys, LWV 53
Conductors: Christie, William

Jean-Baptiste Lully is considered by many scholars to be the father of French opera. This groundbreaking, multi award-winning 1987 recording launched a revival of interest...continue...
Recording information: Studio 103 de la Maison de Radio France (01/1987)....continue...

Monteverdi: Lamento dell Ninfa, Altri Canti Libri VII & VIII / William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Altri canti di Marte (Livre 8), a 6 voci con violini; Perchè t'en fuggi, o Fillide?, madrigal for alto, tenor & bass (from Book 8), SV 164; Chiome d'oro, Canzonetta (Livre ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

BBC Music Magazine
Some minor tuning problems, but the singing is spirited, and the interplay between voices and instruments in Tirsi e Clori a delight.
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Delalande: Petits Motets / William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Michel-Richard Delalande: Miserere mei, Deus, S 27; Vanum est nobis, petit motet, S. 101 (arrangement of Nisi Dominus aedificaverit, S. 42 & Notus in Ju; Miserator et misericors; Cantique quatri&egra...
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Campra: Cantates / Christie, Feldman, Visse, Gardeil, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: André Campra: Arion, cantata No 5 with flute, viola da gamba & harpsichord; La Dispute de l'Amour et de l'Hymen, cantata; Les Femmes, cantata; Énée et Didon, cantata
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Charpentier: Actéon / William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Actéon, pastorale for chorus, strings & continuo, H. 481
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

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Charpentier's little vignette opera is an astonishingly rich score containing most, if not all, the ingredients of a tragédie-lyrique. There's a profu...continue...

Divos & Divas

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dan, Elena; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego...
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Armiliato, Marco; Gemignani, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; Müller, Eduardo...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...continue...

Campra, Couperin: Motets / William Christie, Les Arts florissants

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: André Campra: Pseaumes (2) mis en musique à grand choeur, Book 1; De profundis (Psalm 130), grand motet; Exaudiat te Dominus (Psalm 19 (20)), grand motet (prev. attrib. Blanchard); Requ...
Performers: Azzaretti, Jaël; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Girard, Catherine; Marzorati, Arnaud; Rivenq, Nicolas; Silberstein, Maia; Unger, Ruth; Zebley, Charles
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu, Remmert, Rey [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frideric Handel: Semele, HWV 58
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael; Bartoli, Cecilia; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Remmert, Birgit; Rey, Isabel; Scharinger, Anton; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu, Remmert, Rey [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frideric Handel: Semele, HWV 58
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael; Bartoli, Cecilia; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Remmert, Birgit; Rey, Isabel; Scharinger, Anton; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DEC B001286809. Opera superstar Cecilia...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Christie/Glyndebourne, Connolly, Kirchschlager [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Ben Abdeslam, Rachid; Connolly, Sarah; De Niese, Danielle; Dumaux, Christophe; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

This is a BLU-RAY disc that will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0950. "William Christie conducting...continue...
Run Time: 306 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Handel: Orlando / Christie/Zurich Opera, Mijanovic, Herzog, Neidhardt [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Orlando, HWV 31
Performers: Clark, Christina; Jankova, Martina; Mijanovic, Marijana; Peetz, Katharina; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc that will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as AHM 101309. After it's premiere...continue...

Rameau: Les Boréades / William Christie/Opéra National de Paris, Bonney, Agnew [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Bonney, Barbara; Degout, Stephane; Naouri, Laurent; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Written in 1763, this opera was abandoned in rehearsal, for reasons still unclear. Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view...continue...
Run Time: 218 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanis...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...