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La Petite Bande

La Petite Bande was founded in 1972 by Sigiswald Kuijken, at the behest of the German record label Harmonia Mundi, with a view to recording Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme under the baton of Gustav Leonhardt. Both the size of the ensemble and its name were inspired by Lully’s orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. The overwhelming success of this project resulted in its development into a permanent orchestra. From the beginning La Petite Bande set as its goal to revive early music, both soundwise and in terms of interpretation, with as much fidelity as possible, without however lapsing into dour academicism. 

Therefore period instruments were preferred and the musicians tried to restore the old techniques of playing to boot. Initially the emphasis lay preponderantly on French baroque music, with composers such as Lully, André Campra, and a cosmopolitan German composer such as Georg Muffat.  The Italian repertoire followed, with Corelli and Vivaldi among others. Evidently the oeuvre of J.S.  Bach followed suit. Lately the orchestra has been noted for its acclaimed interpretations of classical masters such as Mozart and Haydn. La Petite Bande earned lavish praise at numerous festivals and at the great international venues in Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and South America.

Selective discography

	Heinrich Schütz - Resurrection of Christ (2019) Baroque La Petite Bande, Heinrich Schütz, Sigiswald Kuijken		The Complete Lithurgical Year in 64 Cantatas (2017) Baroque La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken, Johann Sebastian Bach
	Bach J.S. - Weihnachtsoratorium (2014) Baroque La Petite Bande, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigiswald Kuijken		Bach Johann Sebastian - Cantatas 54, 134, 168 en 186 (2014) early music La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken, Johann Sebastian Bach, Siri Thornhill, Elisabeth Hermans, Yeree Suh, Petra Noskaiova, Christoph Genz (...)
	Bach Johann Sebastian - The Orchestral Suites (2013) Baroque La Petite Bande, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigiswald Kuijken		Bach Johann Sebastian - Cantatas BWV 34-129-173-184 (2013) Baroque La Petite Bande, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gerlinde Sämann, Petra Noskaiova, Christoph Genz, Jan Van der Crabben, Sigiswald Kuijken
	Haydn Joseph - Die Tageszeiten (2012) classicism La Petite Bande, Joseph Haydn, Sigiswald Kuijken		A portrait - La Petite Bande (2012) classicism, Baroque Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande, René Jacobs, Werner van Mechelen, Huub Claessens, Donato Di Stefano, Markus Schäfer, Monica Groop (...)
	Bach Johann Sebastian - Johannes-Passion (2012) Baroque La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christoph Genz, Jens Hamann, Gerline Sämann, Petra Noskaiova		Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - The Da Ponte Operas (2012) classicism La Petite Bande, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigiswald Kuijken

Selectieve discografie als medewerker

	A guide to period instruments (2010) Baroque, romanticism, early music Diverse uitvoerders

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