Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
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The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Dutch: Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw) is a Dutch early music orchestra, founded in 1981 by Frans Brüggen, the well-known recorder virtuoso.
It consists of about 60 members from many different countries, who all play on period instruments. The orchestra has toured widely both in Europe and America and recorded extensively with Philips Classics.
