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Lyrics, music and gardens at Dans les Jardins de William Christie festival
Under the baton of William Christie and Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants pay particular attention to the texts, lyrics and words in their interpretations. It is not a suprise, then, if they have being put forward in the programmation of the 5th Festival.
Linked to William Christie's two passions: music and gardens, words have been great actors of the Festival with a story-teller and actors playing in the Promenades musicales and, for the first time, Erik Orsenna, a writer from the Academie française, and Henry-Claude Cousseau, heritage curator, with their literary visit of the gardens.
Gardens and Literature
"One of the highlights of 2016 Festival was a literary conversation with Henry-Claude Cousseau, heritage curator, and the writer Erik Orsenna, about Gardens and Literature." (Le Monde 01/08/2016, Lucien Jedwab)
Have being heard in the gardens of William Christie: Goethe, Saint-Simon, Montaigne or Vivant Denon...
Tales and Music for families
Under the shelter of the trees, story-teller Pierre Deschamps, through mythological tales from Greek and Latine literature, and Marie-Ange Petit of Les Arts Florissants, with her percussions accompaniement, seduced not only young people but the whole family!
Clip video © J.Blanch Productions
Les Arts Florissants at the 2016 BBC Proms
To start the 2016-2017 season, William Christie will conduct Bach B Minor Mass with Les Arts Florissants dans la Messe at the BBC Proms on 2016, September 1st.
A Gramophone Award for "Cremona"
The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical recording industry. This year, Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew have won the award in the Ba [...]
