William Christie (musician)

William Christie (born William Lincoln Christie ) is a Clavecin ist and Leader originating in the the United States, born the December 19th 1944 with Buffalo (New York), naturalized French in 1995.

Biography

He studied the history of the Art to Harvard and the Musique with Yale. He had in particular as professors Ralph Kirkpatrick and Kenneth Gilbert.

He is established in France in 1971 where he acquires a reputation of specialist in the Baroque music, and more particularly of the French music of this time. He founded in 1979 the formation Flourishing Arts, which he directs always today, specialized together in this repertory (Lully, Rameau, etc) which draws its name from a work of Charpentier. He also taught with the Conservatoire higher national of music and dance of Paris.

Selective discography

a Concert of sacred music : Motets and psalms of Claudio Monteverdi - Recording with the Concerto Negro spiritual of Rene Jacobs - William Christie, harpsichord and positive - 1 CD Music initially Harmonia Mundi
Extracted the Selva morals E spirituale of Claudio Monteverdi - Flourishing Arts - Konrad Junghänel, théorbe and lute - W. Christie, harpsichord, organ and direction - 1 CD Music initially Harmonia Mundi
Te Deum and Great Mass for the dead of Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Chorus and orchestra of Flourishing Arts - 1 CD Virgin Classics
Atys of Jean-Baptiste Lully - Chorus and orchestra flourishing Arts - 3 CDs Harmonia Mundi France
Rinaldo of Georg Friedrich Haendel - Chorus and orchestra of Flourishing Arts - William Christie, harpsichord and direction - 2 CDs Erato
Motets and psalms of Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Chorus and orchestra of Flourishing Arts - William Christie, organ and direction - 1 CD Harmonia Mundi France

External bonds

Flourishing Arts
Virgin Classics
Internet Movie Database
January 16th, 1987 /Creation of '' Atys '' in the Op3era Comique of Paris

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