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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...

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...

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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Lamentazione: Scarlatti, Leo, Legrenzi, Lotti, Caldara / Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus, Motet a10; Crucifixus, Motet a 6; Giovanni Legrenzi: Quam amarum est, Maria, motet; Antonio Calda...
Performers: Clayton, Sean; Gnidzaz, Maud; Morrison, Hannah; Thomas, Virginie
Conductors: Agnew, Paul
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

The singers of Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of tenor Paul Agnew, perform elaborate unaccompanied sacred works by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti, Leonardo Leo...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye d'Ambronay, France (09/26/2010)....continue...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
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...

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

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

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...

Handel: Acis and Galatea, Theodora, etc / Christie, Antonini, et al

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Theodora; Agrippina condotta a morire (Dunque sarà pur vero), cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 1; Dietro l'orme...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Cornwell, Joseph; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Daneman, Sophie; Ewing, Alan; Galstian, Juliette; Mei, Eva; Petibon, Patricia; Slaars, Layrent
Conductors: Christie, William; Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts Florissants

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

The Best of Baroque

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Co...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Gens, Veronique; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Monica; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Briger, Alex; Cleobury, Stephen; Norrington, Roger; Christie, William; Reyne, Hugo; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Biondi, Fabio; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; King's College Choir, Cambridge; La Simphonie du Marais; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical ...

Rameau: Pygmalion, Nélée et Myrthis / William Christie, Les Arts florissants, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Nélée et Myrthis ou Les Beaux jours de l'amour, ballet
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Michel-Dansac, Donatienne; Pelon, Caroline; Piau, Sandrine; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

The Handel Experience / Scimone, Koopman, Leppard, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit D...
Performers: Baumont, Olivier; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Davies, Ryland; Dessay, Natalie; Esswood, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Jo, Sumi; Jo, Sunni; Koopman, Ton; Laskine, Lily; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lott...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Wolff, Hugh; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Antonini, Giovanni; Koopman, Ton; Christie, William; Minkowski, Marc; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Monteverdi Orchestra;...

Landi: Il Sant'Alessio / Christie/Les Arts Florissants / Jaroussky, Cencic [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Stefano Landi: Il Sant'Alessio
Performers: Angel, Ryland; Bertin, Pascal; Bonnevalle, Jean-Paul; Buet, Alain; Cencic, Max Emanuel; de Donato, Luigi; Guillon, Damien; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lemos, Jose; Sabata, Xavier; Wey, Terry
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: La Maitrise de Caen; Les Arts Florissants

Baroque composer Stefano Landi’s lesser-known opera Sant’Alessio - the earliest opera on a historical, rather than mythological subject — has rarely been performed because of...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Charpentier. Te Deum. Les Arts Florissants/Christie

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Jacques Danican Philidor: March for kettledrums; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Assumpta est Maria, mass for 6 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 11; Litanies de la Vierge, motet for 6 voic...
Performers: Petit, Marie-Ange
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

"American-French conductor William Christie (call him Buffalo Bill) and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants give the music appropriate sweep. Part of Charpentier's genius lies in...continue...

Landi: Il Sant'Alessio / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2 CD / Erato / 2008-01-15

Works: Stefano Landi: Il Sant'Alessio, opera
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Bontoux, Bertrand; Charbonnier, Bernadette; Crisafulli, Robert; Eloir, Cecile; Josey, Christopher; Lawson, Mhairi; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Moor, Martha; Petibon, Patricia; Revidat, Stepha...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

Handel: Arias / de Niese, Christie, Les Arts florissants

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; Alcina; Teseo; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), dramatic cantata for soprano, bass & orchestra, HWV 122; Ariodante; Amadigi; Semele
Performers: Niese, Danielle de
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

"This meteoric new soprano puts on quite a show, displaying her ability to suggest different moods and personalities through both virtuoso agility and tonal fullness...continue...

Wedding Classics

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-02-20

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Danby, Nicholas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Keyrouz, Marie, Sister; Rees, Jonathan; Rogg, Lionel
Conductors: Christie, William; ; van Beek, Arie; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Norrington, Roger; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hill, David; Paavo, Järvi; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Les Arts Florissants; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Jean-Philippe Rameau In Convertendo / William Christie/Orchestra and Chorus of Les Arts Florisants [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-08-29

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo
Performers: Daneman, Sophie; Pitarch Mampel, Olga; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Jean-Phillipe Rameau was still a young musician when he moved to Lyon, where he probably composed his few surviving motets, including the Grand Motet 'In...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Bouzignac: Te Deum, Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Guillaume Bouzignac: Ecce Festivitas Amoris for 5 voices; Ecce Homo, motet; Heu! Unus ex vobis me tradet hodie, motet; In pace in idipsum, motet; Ha! Plange, motet; Vulnerasti Cor Meum, motet; Allelu...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bazola, François; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Davezac, Christoph; Dorange, Aymeric; Dubois, Paul-Alexandre; Dugardin, Steve; Dyck, Stephan Van; Gavrilidès, Arm...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Gramophone - Lindsay Kemp
Don't begin to think this is just another French baroque disc
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Rameau: Les Paladins / Topi Lehtipuu, Stephanie Dæoustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-01-17

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins
Performers: D'Oustrac, Stephanie; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Piolino, Francois
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 204 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...