William Lincoln Christie (born December 19, 1944) is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical ...
William Christie Musical co-director, founder · A passion for the French Baroque that has never waned · Training and professional integration of young artists.
William Christie
American-French orchestra conductor and harpsichordist
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William Lincoln Christie is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants. Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 79 years), Buffalo, NY
Organization founded: Les Arts Florissants
Movies: Atys, Dido and Aeneas, Stefano Landi: Il Sant' Alessio, and more
Songs
Les Indes galantes: "Tendre Amour"
Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau · 2014
Fandango
Quatuors pour deux clavecins / Fandango · 1986
La Flûte enchantée : Air de la Reine de la nuit
Mozart Heroines · 2000
King Arthur : Act 3 "What power art thou" [Bass]
Purcell : King Arthur · 2006
Zefiro torna, e di soavi accenti, SV 251
Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda · 1993
Ave verum corpus , KV 618
Requiem · 1995
Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 5: I. Gavotte. Andante grazioso
"Générations" Senaillé & Leclair : Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord · 2021
In exitu Israel
Mondonville : Grands Motets · 2006
Les Indes galantes, Prologue: Ouverture
Les Indes Galantes · 1991
Te Deum H.146: II. Prélude
Charpentier: Te Deum, H.146, Litanies de la Vierge & Missa "Assumpta est Maria" · 1989
Le doux silence de nos bois
Bien que l'amour…airs sérieux et à boire · 2016
Te Deum in D Major, H. 146: I. Prelude. Marche en rondeau
Charpentier: Te Deum, Grand Office des Morts · 2005
Die Zauberflöte: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn
De l'opéra à la chanson · 2013
Les Indes galantes, Nouvelle Entrée, Scène 6: 1er Menuet pour les Guerriers et les Amazones - 2ème Menuet
Les Indes Galantes · 1991
Castor & Pollux, RCT 32, Acte I, Scène 3: Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux
Rameau: Castor & Pollux (Choruses & Dances) · 1993
Scena XIV, Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar
Alcina (Les Arts Florissants feat. conductor: William Christie) · 1988
Usquequo Domine
Salve Regina - Campra / Couperin: Petits Motets (Les Arts Florissants feat. director: William Christie, haute-contre: Paul Agnew, viola da gamba: Anne-Marie Lasla) · 2005
Magnificat, H. 73
M.A. Charpentier: Cæcilia Virgo et Martyr, H.413 - Filius prodigus, H.399 - Magnificat, H.73 · 2023
Mondonville : Dominus regnavit : I
Mondonville : Grands Motets · 2006
Prélude
Zoroastre · 2002
Dido's Lament: Purcell
Dido & Æneas · 1995
Ombre de mon amant
Louis XIV. Les musiques du Roi-Soleil · 2015
Ottone in villa, RV 729: Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia
Un jardin à l’italienne : Airs, cantates & madrigaux · 2017
Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I am laid in earth"
40 Most Beautiful Arias · 2006
Orlando paladino, Hob. XXVIII:11: Son confuso e stupefatto
Un jardin à l’italienne : Airs, cantates & madrigaux · 2017
The Ways of Zion Do Mourn: IV. She put on righteousness. Chorus
Les Arts Florissants: Sacred Music · 2019
Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
Mozart : Requiem & Ave verum corpus · 2006
Ouverture
Zoroastre · 2002
Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153
Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda · 1993
Atys, LWV 53, Prologue: Ouverture
Lully: Atys · 1987
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 2, Arioso, "Ombra mai fù"
Handel: Serse · 1997
Les Indes galantes, Prologue, Scène 3: "La Gloire vous appelle"
Les Indes Galantes · 1991
Events
Albums
Born in Buffalo, France, William Christie's career as harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist and teacher took a decisive turn in 1979 when he founded Les ...
William Christie, harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist and teacher, is the inspiration behind one of the most exciting musical adventures of the last ...
Dec 14, 2023 · As part of our video series featuring this season's artists in residence at the Philharmonie, we ...
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William Christie, harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist and teacher, is the inspiration behind one of the most exciting musical ventures of the last ...
William Lincoln Christie is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder ...
In his multiple roles as harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist and teacher, William Christie is the architect of one of the most remarkable musical adventures ...
Long a leading figure in the early music performance movement, William Christie has been especially influential in restoring opera and French music to their ...
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