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English period instrument group
The English Baroque Soloists in 2014
The
English Baroque Soloists
is a chamber orchestra playing on
period instruments
, formed in 1978 by English
conductor
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
. Its repertoire comprises music from the early
Baroque
to the
Classical
period.
History
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The English Baroque Soloists developed from the Monteverdi Orchestra, which was formed by John Eliot Gardiner in 1968. The Monteverdi Orchestra played on modern instruments, and accompanied Gardiner's
Monteverdi Choir
. In the late 1970s the orchestra transitioned to period instruments and became the English Baroque Soloists. The first concert under the new name was in 1977 at the
Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
, although the orchestra was not officially formed until 1978.
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The orchestra played at the
coronation of Charles III and Camilla
in
Westminster Abbey
in 2023.
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Relationship with other ensembles directed by Gardiner
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The English Baroque Soloists often appear with John Eliot Gardiner's choir, the
Monteverdi Choir
.
In 1990 Gardiner formed the
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
, another period instrument ensemble. The Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique specialises in a later repertoire than that of the English Baroque Soloists, but shares some players.
Recordings
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The orchestra has recorded under:
Discography
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See
Monteverdi Choir's discography section
.
See also
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