Flourishing Arts

Flourishing Arts is a French musical whole of Baroque music.

Foundation and direction

The unit was founded in 1979 and is directed by the Clavecin ist and Leader French of birth American E William Christie. It draws its name from a opera of the Compositeur French Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704).

Composition

It is composed of an instrumental formation (playing on instruments of time) as well as small vocal unit. All the musicians assume the roles of soloists regularly.

Practical of the representation and instruments

The troop counts among the principal followers units in the way known as historical which is fixed for objective to make a music whose sound and style are, so much in the Agogique than in the articulation, as close relations as possible of the time of work represented. Consequently, the instruments used are either of time, or of the reconstitutions faithful to the originals. The cords of the instruments are in bowel.

Co-operation

The vocal ensembles and instrumental collaborate with other musical units. William Christie uses, for example, the vocal ensemble with orchestras of opera for productions requiring a chorus.

Residence

Flourishing Arts are in residence with the theater of Caen and their recording is produced by Harmonia Mundi.

Productions

1982 : flourishing Arts of Carpenter
1983: Dido and Aeneas of Purcell
1983: It Ballo delle Ungrateful of Monteverdi
1985: Actéon of Carpenter
1985: Anacréon of Branch
1985: Passion according to Midsummer's Day of Bach
1986: Actéon of Carpenter
1986: Anacréon of Branch
1986: Atys of Lully
1987: Atys of Lully
1989: Atys of Lully
1989: The Fairy Queen of Purcell
1990: the gallant Indies of Branch
1990: the Hypochondriac of Carpenter
1990: the gallant Indies of Branch
1991: Beaver and Pollux of Branch
1992: Atys of Lully
1993: Médée of Carpenter
1993: Orlando of Handel
1993: the gallant Indies of Branch
1994: Médée of Carpenter
1994: Die Zauberflöte of Mozart
1994: Médée of Carpenter
1995: Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio of Mozart
1995: Die Zauberflöte of Mozart
1995: King Arthur of Purcell
1996: Acis and Galatea of Handel
1996: Alcina of Handel
1996: Hippolyte and Aricie of Branch
1996: Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio of Mozart
1996: Sole of Handel
1997: Hippolyte and Aricie of Branch
1997: Nozze di Figaro of Mozart
1998: Pilgrims of Mecque of Gluck
1999: the gallant Indies of Branch
1999: Alcina of Handel
2000: It ritorno of Ulisse in patria of Monteverdi
2000: the gallant Indies of Branch
2001: It Tito of Cesti
2002: It ritorno of Ulisse in patria of Monteverdi
2002: the incoronazione di Poppea of Monteverdi
2003: Boréades of Branch
2003: the gallant Indies of Branch
2003: Serse of Handel
2004: Paladins of Branch
2004: Hercules of Handel
2006: Hercules of Handel
2006: Die Zauberflöte of Mozart
2006: Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio of Mozart

Discography

has Purcell companion Henry Purcell, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1994
Acis and Galatea of Georg Friedrich Haendel, Paris, Erato, 1999
Actéon of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1982
Actéon Intermède for the forced marriage of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2001
Airs from court (1689) of Michel Lambert, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1992
Alcina of Georg Friedrich Haendel, Paris, Erato, 2000
Altri canti: Madrigaux extracted VIIe and VIIIe books from Claudio Monteverdi, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonized, 1981
Anacréon ballet in an act of Jean-Philippe Rameau, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1982
Antiennes " O" Advent of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1993
lyric Atys tragedy in a prolog and five acts; Dies Irae; Small motets; Airs for the harpsichord of Jean Baptist Lully, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1993
Ballo delle ungrateful: deliver VIII of the madrigaux one; Sestina of Claudio Monteverdi, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1983
Baroque festival vol. 1. Firenze, CD Classica, 1993
Caecelia, virgo and martyr Filius prodigus: H. 399; Magnificat, H. 73 of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2003
Cantatas of Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1990
French Cantatas of Andre Campra, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2000
Canticle of Moÿse; Veni sponsa mea; Three imaginations with four for the viols; Hope of any afflicted heart; O bone Jesu of Etienne Moulinié, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1980
Beaver & Pollux: choruses and dances of Jean-Philippe Branch, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1999
Songs of the Rebirth , Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2005
Concerti enlarged COp 6 of Georg Friedrich Haendel, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1995
David and Jonathas of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1998
De Lully with Rameau of Jean Lully Baptist, and Al, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1996
Descent of Orphée to the Hells H.488 of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Paris, Erato, 1995
Two Oratorios of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonized Mundi, 1980
Dido & Æneas of Henry Purcell, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1994
Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Paris, Erato, 1999
Die Zauberflöte Kv 620 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Paris, Erato, 1996
Entertainments, airs and concerts of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Paris, Erato, 1999
Large Motets Lorraine for Louis XIV , of Henry Desmarest, Paris, Erato, 2000
Great Farmhouse in C minor K.427 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Paris, Erato, 1999
Hippolyte and Aricie of Jean-Philippe Branch, Paris, Erato, 1997
Idoménée of Andre Campra, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1992
It Ballo delle ungrateful Sestina of Claudio Monteverdi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1996
It Combattimento di Tancredi E Clorinda of Claudio Monteverdi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1997
It Ritorno d' Ulisse in patria of Claudio Monteverdi, Virgin Classics, 2003
It Sant' Alessio of Stefano Landi, Paris, Erato, 1996
In nativitatem Domini canticum: a oratorio of Christmas, H. 416; On the birth of Our Lord Jesus-Christ: H. 482 of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1983
Jefferson in Paris of Richard Robbins, New York, Angel, 1995
Jephté of Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2002
King Arthur of Henry Purcell, 1995
the sacred music through the ages of Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Al, Harmonia Mundi, 1998
the queen of the fairies of Henry Purcell, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1989
the Canticle of Moÿse of Etienne Moulinié, Arles, Harmonized Mundii, 2004
the French Great century music at the time of Louis XIV of Kenneth Gilbert, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1997
the hypochondriac of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1990
disavowal of Saint Pierre; Meditations for the Lent of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1985
Lessons of darkness of François Couperin, Paris, Erato, 1997
the antiennes " O" Advent: H 36 to 43; Christmas on the instruments: H 534; In Nativitatem D.N.J.C canticum: H 414 of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1990
flourishing Arts: Idyle in music; Interlude for the forced marriage and the countess of Escarbagnas of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel of Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1982
Boréades of Jean-Philippe Branch, Waldron, Opus Arte, 2004
entertainments of Versailles of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, Erato, 2002
festivals of Hébé of Jean-Philippe Branch, 1997
the gallant Indies of Jean-Philippe Branch, Waldron, Opus Arte, 2005
the garden of the voices of William Christie, Virgin Classics, 2006
twenty rethoric figures of a passion XXe Holy festival of Francesco Cavalli, Luigi Rossi, and Al, K. 617,1991
Louis XIV Music in Versailles at the time of the Sun king , Harmonia Mundi, 2004
Lully of Jean Lully Baptist, Arles, France: Harmonia Mundi, 1993
traditional Madrigal, madrigal soloist, madrigalesque comedy. The golden age of the madrigal , Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1998
Madrigaux with 5 votes of Carlo Gesualdo, prince de Venosa, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1988
Madrigaux of VIIe and VIIIe books of Claudio Monteverdi, Saint-Michel of Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1981
Marc-Antoine Charpentier of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2004
Médée of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1984
Messiah of Georg Friedrich Haendel, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1994
Motets & madrigaux It ballo delle ungrateful; Moral Selva; The incoronazione di Poppea of Claudio Monteverdi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1992
Motets of Guillaume Bouzignac, 1993
Mozart, Entfuhrung aus dem Seraglio, Schäfer, Petibon, Christie of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1999
Ballet music 1979-1999: 20th birthday Flourishing Arts. of Jean-Philippe Branch, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Paris, Erato, 1999
Opera' S first master musical The dramas off Claudio Monteverdi of Claudio Monteverdi, Pompton Lime pits, Amadeus Near, 2006
Oratorio per Settimana Santa; A peccator pentito of Luigi Rossi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1989
Orfeo of Luigi Rossi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1991
Pastoral on the birth of N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Magnificat with 3 votes, H. 73 of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel of Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1981
Small motets of Michel-Richard Delalande, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1997
Parts of harpsichord (1724) the gallant Indies: continuation of orchestra; Anacréon: ballet in an act, scene 5; In convertendo, large motet of Jean-Philippe Branch, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1992
Philosopher's stone of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Paris, Erato, 1999
Pygmalion; Nélée and Myrthis of Jean-Philippe Branch, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1992
Branch of Jean-Philippe Branch, Arles, Harmonia Mundi More, 1992
Disavowal of Saint-Pierre of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 1985
Requiem: Kv. 626 Aves verum corpus: Kv 618 Introitus, Kyrie, Dies irae (excerpts) of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Paris, Erato, 1995
Selva morals E spirituale of Claudio Monteverdi, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 2003
Sun musics at the century of Louis XIV , Paris, Erato, 1999
Te Deum; motets of Guillaume Bouzignac, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1993
Te Deum; Super flumina Babilonis; Confitebor tibi Dominates of Michel-Richard Delalande, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1991
Te Deum of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1997
Theodora of Georg Friedrich Haendel, Paris, Erato, 2003
Oratorio of Christmas; In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416; On the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ H. 482 of Marc Antoine Charpentier, Saint-Michel-of-Provence, Harmonia Mundi, 1983
Voyage in Italy: two centuries of music to Rome, Venice, Ferrare, 1550-1750 , Arles, Harmonia Mundi, 1998
Zoroastre of Jean-Philippe Branch, Paris, Erato, 2002

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