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