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Maria Cristina Kiehr

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A.k.a. María Cristina Kiehr

María Cristina Kiehr (born in Tandil, Argentina) is a soprano vocalist associated with Baroque music. After receiving her early musical training in Argentina, she moved in 1983 to Europe and studied under René Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, specializing in the Baroque repertoire. Her recording of "Maddalena ai Piedi di Cristo" with René Jacobs won a Grammy award in 1997.[3] Her voice is especially suited to performing the work of neglected Italian female composers of the Early Baroque such as Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini. Though she is known as a champion of little known works and composers, she is also sought after for her interpretations of Henry Purcell and Claudio Monteverdi.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
Orfeo ed Euridice: "Ballo" on Selección Clásicos - Gluck, Verdi, Wagner by Various Artists, Paolo Carignani, Ivan Anguélov, Gustav Jun, Christian Thielemann, Bertrand de Billy, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchester der Tiroler Festpiele, Philarmonia Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Une jeune fillette (Mélodie populaire - Arrangement Jordi Savall) on Tous les matins du monde by Jordi Savall, Montserrat Figueras, Le Concert Des Nations, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Fabio Biondi, Christophe Coin, Jerome Hantai, Rolf Lislevand & Pierre Hantaï
Prélude pour le Magnificat à quatre voix, H. 533 on Charpentier à la chapelle royale de Versailles by Marc-Antoine Charpentier & Jordi Savall
Prélude pour le Salve Regina, H. 23a on Charpentier à la chapelle royale de Versailles by Marc-Antoine Charpentier & Jordi Savall
Dido & Aeneas: Dido & Aeneas: Act III, Chorus "Great minds against themselves conspire" on Purcell: Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell, Lynne Dawson, Rosemary Joshua, Gerald Finley & René Jacobs
Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: No. 15 Recitativo Marta, Maddalena "Germana, al ciel, deh, volgi" on Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo by Antonio Caldara & René Jacobs
Orfeo ed Euridice: Act I, Scene 2, Amore: Gli sguardi trattieni on Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester & RIAS Kammerchor
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: "Che puro ciel " on Selección Clásicos - Gluck, Verdi, Wagner by Various Artists, Paolo Carignani, Ivan Anguélov, Gustav Jun, Christian Thielemann, Bertrand de Billy, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchester der Tiroler Festpiele, Philarmonia Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Symphonie devant Regina Coeli. Prélude à trois voix, H. 509 on Charpentier à la chapelle royale de Versailles by Marc-Antoine Charpentier & Jordi Savall
Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: No. 47 Aria Maddalena, "Per il mar del pianto mio" on Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo by Antonio Caldara & René Jacobs

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
M.A. Charpentier À La Chapelle Royalle De Versailles - Canticum Ad Beatam Virginem Mariam - Missa Assumpta Est Maria - Concert Pour Les ViolesMarc Antoine Charpentier - Montserrat Figueras, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Gérard Lesne, John Elwes, Josep Cabré, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Le Concert Des nations, Jordi Savall2014Album
Canzoni Villanesche (Neapolitan Love Songs Of The 16th Century)Marco Beasley ∙ Maria Cristina Kiehr ∙ Josep Cabré ∙ Ensemble Daedalus ∙ Roberto Festa2012Album
Il Canto Delle DameBarbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Caterina Assandra, Isabella Leonarda - Maria Cristina Kiehr − Jean-Marc Aymes − Concerto Soave2010Album
Lamentazioni Per La Settimana SantaMaria Cristina Kiehr • Concerto Soave • Jean-Marc Aymes2007Album
Per la Settimana SantaEnsemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry, Maria Cristina Kiehr, John Elwes, Ulrich Messthaler2007Album
Scherzi MusicaliClaudio Monteverdi - Maria Cristina Kiehr • Stephan Macleod • Concerto Soave • Jean-Marc Aymes2005Album
Il Canzoniere (La Poesia Di Francesco Petrarca Nel Seicento)Maria Cristina Kiehr • Stephan Van Dyck • Ensemble La Fenice • Jean Tubéry2004Album
La Resurrezione (Live Recording)Georg Friedrich Händel - Combattimento Consort Amsterdam • Jan Willem de Vriend • Nancy Argenta • Maria Cristina Kiehr • Marijana Mijanovic • Marcel Reijans • Klaus Mertens2003Album
Madrigali E CanzonetteSigismondo D'India - Maria Cristina Kiehr, Concerto Soave, Jean-Marc Aymes2003Album
Bella Madre De' Fiori (Cantates)Alessandro Scarlatti - Maria Cristina Kiehr, Concerto Soave, Jean-Marc Aymes2001Album
Orfeo & EuridiceChristoph Willibald Gluck – Bernarda Fink, Veronica Cangemi, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS-Kammerchor, René Jacobs2001Album
Canta La MaddalenaMaria Cristina Kiehr, Concerto Soave, Jean-Marc Aymes2000Album
Cantates RomainesGeorg Friedrich Händel - Maria Cristina Kiehr • Il Teatro Armonico • Alessandro De Marchi2000Album
Extases Baroques (Motetti E Cantade A Voce Sola)Giovanni Felice Sances - Maria Cristina Kiehr & Concerto Soave1999Album
Pianto Della Madonna - Motetti A Voce SolaClaudio Monteverdi - Maria Cristina Kiehr • Concerto Soave • Jean-Marc Aymes1999Album
L'OrfeoClaudio Monteverdi - Ensemble Vocale Dello Studio Di Musica Antica Antonio Il Verso, Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido, Victor Torres, Adriana Fernández, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Gloria Banditelli, Antonio Abete, Roberta Invernizzi, Furio Zanasi, Gerd Türk1996Album
Maddalena Ai Piedi Di CristoAntonio Caldara – Maria Cristina Kiehr • Rosa Dominguez • Bernarda Fink • Andreas Scholl • Gerd Türk • Ulrich Messthaler, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Chiara Banchini, René Jacobs1996Album
Vespro Della Beata VergineClaudio Monteverdi - Maria Cristina Kiehr, Barbara Borden, Andreas Scholl, John Bowen, Victor Torres, Andrew Murgatroyd, Antonio Abete, Jelle Draijer, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs1996Album
La Justa • Madrigals And Ensaladas From 16th Century CataloniaLa Colombina, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Claudio Cavina, Josep Benet, Josep Cabré1994Album
Canzoni Villanesche alla napoletana - DaedalusMarco Beasley ∙ Maria Cristina Kiehr ∙ Josep Cabré ∙ Ensemble Daedalus ∙ Roberto Festa1994Album
Ave Maris StellaMaria Cristina Kiehr, Ensemble La Fenice, Ensemble Elseneur1993Album
Airs De CourÉtienne Moulinié - Maria Cristina Kiehr • Alain Aubin • John Elwes • Josep Cabré • Bernard Revel1991Album
Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610Claudio Monteverdi – La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Montserrat Figueras, Guy De Mey, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Livio Picotti, Gerd Türk, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Paolo Costa, Pietro Spagnoli, Daniele Carnovich, Coro Del Centro Di Musica Antica Di Padova, Jordi Savall1989Album
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