Les Musiciens du Louvre

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Les Musiciens du Louvre • Grenoble is a French ensemble of historical performance practice (original sound ensemble ) based in Grenoble . “Les Musiciens du Louvre” was founded in 1982 by the bassoonist Marc Minkowski , who still directs the ensemble today.

history

From 1987 the ensemble became known throughout Europe thanks to several record awards. While one specialized in baroque music and classical music in the initial phase, one now also turns to romantic composers such as Offenbach, Berlioz or Bizet. The various concert masters of the ensemble were Andrea Keller, Patrick Bismuth , Fabio Biondi , Alice Pierrot , Anton Steck , Florian Deuter and now Thibault Noally .

In 1992 the ensemble opened the Versailles Baroque Music Festival with the opera Armide von Gluck . In 1993 they opened the new opera house in Lyon with Phaëton von Lully , in the same year they received a “Gramophone Award” for the best baroque vocal recording with the oratorio “San Giovanni Battista” by Stradella .

As part of the Salzburg Festival 2009, the ensemble presented a Haydn cycle in the Felsenreitschule .

In October 2016 the ensemble played at the Vienna State Opera . A new production of Armide was staged, sung in the original French version, staged and equipped by a French team composed of Ivan Alexandre (direction), Pierre-André Weitz (production) and Bertrand Killy (lighting), conducted by Marc Minkowski , with Gaëlle Arquez in the title role.

In 1996 the ensemble moved to Grenoble, also because of financial support from the city, after it merged with the local instrumental ensemble.

Discography (selection)

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