Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Dutch: Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw) is a Dutch early music orchestra. Frans Brüggen and Sieuwert Verster co-founded the orchestra in 1981.[1]

The orchestra consists of about 60 members from many different countries, who all play on period instruments. The group was formed as a collective, so all orchestra members and the conductor receive equal shares of concert earnings. The orchestra does not audition its members, but receives them through word-of-mouth invitations.[1]

The orchestra has toured widely both in Europe and America and recorded extensively with Philips Classics, including symphonies of Beethoven,[2] Haydn[3] and Mozart[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Daniel J. Wakin (2008-06-30). "In Italy, 'Eroica' Energizes a Frail Fixture of Period Music". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/arts/music/30fran.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
  2. ^ John Rockwell (1993-01-31). "Beethoven, as He Passed Down Through the Centuries". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/31/arts/recordings-view-beethoven-as-he-passed-down-through-the-centuries.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
  3. ^ John Rockwell (1994-04-17). "Contrasting Temperaments Battle in Haydn Warhorses". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/17/arts/recordings-view-contrasting-temperaments-battle-in-haydn-warhorses.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
  4. ^ http://www.orchestra18c.com/theorch.htm

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