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Les Siècles

Les Siècles (Orchestra)

Formed: 2003

The French orchestra Les Siècles was formed by François-Xavier Roth in 2003, and perform repertoire from the seventeenth century to the present day, always on historically-appropriate instruments (sometimes switching between models several times in the space of a single concert-programme).

They have attracted particular praise for their interpretations of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French repertoire, notably Debussy’s Nocturnes and Jeux (one of Presto’s Top 10 Recordings of the Year in 2018), Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé (winner of the orchestral category at the 2018 Gramophone Awards), and Berlioz’s [Harold en Italie, Les nuits d’été, Symphonie fantastique (‘the performance has a raw, authentic energy, as if the location inspired the players to exceptional efforts’ = Sunday Times). They also won numerous accolades for their recreation of the original performances of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to mark the premiere’s centenary in 2013, which was described as ‘mandatory listening’ by International Record Review.

Find out more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Siècles

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Recording of the Week, Pélleas et Mélisande from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siėcles

11th March 2022

Period instruments provide revelations aplenty in Debussy's opera - and the central love-triangle is cast in an intriguing new light...

Recording of the Week, François-Xavier Roth conducts Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

23rd April 2021

Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth return to the music of Beethoven with a dramatic, illuminating account of the Third Symphony, coupled with an energetic performance of an overture by Méhul.

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