Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is a period-instrument chamber group that has pursued an innovative democratic structure with no permanent conductor. The group has worked with a great variety of collaborators, including the Royal Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was formed in 1986 by a group of young London musicians, all of whom had a deep knowledge of historical performance practices on their instruments. The group currently has 26 members who follow democratic procedures (the orchestra is formally a cooperative) in making performance decisions. There are, however, section principals and four leaders, as of 2021, violinists Huw Daniel, Kati Debretzeni, Margaret Faultless, and Matthew Truscott. There is no permanent conductor, but over the years, the orchestra has attracted such major conducting talents as Simon Rattle, Vladimir Jurowski, and Iván Fischer; Rattle and Frans Brüggen were named principal guest conductors. As the name suggests, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment focuses on the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and has performed music as early as Monteverdi and as late as Mahler on period instruments. The group has enjoyed long collaborations with several opera companies, including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where it has held the title of associate orchestra since 2002, and the Royal Opera, where it made its debut in 1995 performing in the original 1857 version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. The ensemble is also the resident orchestra at London's Southbank Centre, where it offers an annual season. It has appeared twice at the BBC Proms. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment also offers an informal concert series called "The Night Shift" and has toured the U.S., South America, and Southeast Asia. In September 2020, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment moved its headquarters to the Acland Burghley School campus in Tufnell Park, Camden, establishing a rehearsal hall, office, library, and recording studio there.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has succeeded as a recording ensemble since 1992 when it released an album featuring C.P.E. Bach's little-known oratorio, The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. The group has recorded for Virgin Classics, Sony, Signum Classics, and many other labels. On an album released in the summer of 2021, the orchestra moved to the ECM label, backing pianist András Schiff in the piano concertos of Brahms.
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Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1059
Steven Devine, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Concertos - Lançado por Resonus Classics em 23 de jun. de 2023
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor; Violin Concerto in D Minor
Alina Ibragimova, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 28 de set. de 2012
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Brahms: Piano Concertos
András Schiff, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 21 de mai. de 2021
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Handel: Chandos Anthems Nos. 5a, 6a & 8
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Layton, The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 9 de jul. de 2013
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Duruflé: Requiem, Four Motets, Messe Cum Jubilo
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Lançado por Kings College Cambridge em 9 de set. de 2016
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Bach: St John Passion
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Layton
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 24 de fev. de 2013
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Fauré: Requiem & Messe basse
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Classical - Lançado por Kings College Cambridge em 9 de set. de 2014
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Fauré: Requiem & Messe basse
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Cleobury, Ensemble of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Lançado por King’s College, Cambridge em 9 de set. de 2014
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Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Layton
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 3 de nov. de 2013
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Mozart: Sinfonia concertante - Haydn: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Rachel Podger, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Classical - Lançado por Channel Classics em 10 de nov. de 2009
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Handel's Last Prima Donna
Ruby Hughes, Laurence Cummings, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Mélodies - Lançado por Chandos em 23 de mar. de 2018
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Natalie Dessay - Mozart Heroines
Natalie Dessay, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Louis Langrée
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 1 de nov. de 2000
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The Salieri Album
Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Ádám Fischer
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 2003
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Haydn: Sturm und Drang, Paris & London Symphonies
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
Classical - Lançado por Philips em 1 de set. de 2002
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Mozart: Concert Arias
Magdalena Kožená, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Sir Simon Rattle
Classical - Lançado por Archiv Produktion em 25 de set. de 2006
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Paul Daniel
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1997
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Mozart: Violinkonzerte 1,3,4
Viktoria Mullova, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Classical - Lançado por Decca em 1 de jan. de 2002
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Schubert : Symphonies No. 5, 8 & 9
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Charles Mackerras
Classical - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 1 de jun. de 2000
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Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos
Monica Huggett, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Classical - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 1 de jan. de 1994
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Renée Fleming - Handel Arias (Digital Bonus Version)
Renée Fleming, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 2004
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Andreas Scholl - Heroes
Andreas Scholl, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1999
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