Les Musiciens du Louvre
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Les Musiciens du Louvre is a classical music ensemble that specializes in historically informed performances, employing period-accurate instrumentation and arrangements in an effort to interpret the music of centuries past as it was originally presented. The collective was formed in 1982 by conductor Marc Minkowski, a bassoonist who specialized in Baroque music and was interested in reintroducing compositions that he felt were unjustly ignored by contemporary orchestras.
Initially focused on live performance, the orchestra (which isnât affiliated with the Louvre Museum) didnât make an official recording until 1989, debuting on Erato label with its interpretation of two works by Handel. Its oeuvre eventually expanded into the world of opera, and albums of compositions by Ãtienne Méhul, Marin Marais, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and Jean-Philippe Rameau shortly followed in the early 1990s. More than a decade after its founding, Les Musiciens du Louvre claimed the Gramophone Classical Music Award in 1993 for Best Baroque Vocal for its rendition of Alessandro Stradellaâs San Giovanni Battista.
In 1996, the group merged with the Orchestre de Chambre de Grenoble, a similarly-minded unit, and the formerly Paris-based outfit relocated to Grenoble, the âcapital of the Alps.â But the orchestraâs original mission has always remained intact, as evidenced on 21st century recordings of works by Bach, Wagner, Schubert, and Haydn, and Minkowskiâs ensemble continues to tour regularly.
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- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: No.40 Coro e Duetto "Ritorni omai nel nostro core" featuring Philip Langridge
- Caldo sangue
- Vanne pentita a piangere
- Dardanus: Air gracieux (Sans lenteur) / "L'Amour, le seul Amour" by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno
- La Belle Hélène, ACTE I: Le jugement de Pâris: Au mont Ida, trois déesses (Paris) featuring Yann Beuron
- Le Temple de la Gloire : Air tendre pour les Muses by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- La naissance d'Osiris : Air gracieux by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Castor et Pollux : Scène funèbre by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Les fêtes d'Hébé : Air tendre by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- 1. Prélude. Rondeau by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Choeur, Récit et Rondeau: Portez armes - Vous animez le danger - Ah! que j'aime les militaires featuring Anne Sofie von Otter
- La Grande Duchess de Gerolstein, Acte III (Tableau 2): No 20: Légende du Verre 'Il était un de mes a featuring Felicity Lott
- Platée : Orage by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: No.31 Aria "Domerò la tua fierezza" by Les Musiciens du Louvre
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: No.25 Aria e Coro "Al lampo dell'armi" featuring Philip Langridge
- Symphonie fantastique, Op.14: 5. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du Sabbat: by Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Symphonie fantastique, Op.14: 1. Rêveries. Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai) by Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Symphonie fantastique, Op.14: 2. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo) by Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Symphonie fantastique, Op.14: 3. Scène aux champs (Adagio) by Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Symphonie fantastique, Op.14: 4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo) by Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: No.17 Aria e Recitativo "V'adoro, pupille" / "Non ha in cielo il Ton featuring Jory Vinikour
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: Sinfonia e Recitativo "Taci" / "Cieli" featuring Pascal Bertin
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17: Sinfonia e Recitativo "Giulio, che miri" featuring Jory Vinikour
