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Les Musiciens du Louvre (literally ''The Musicians of the Louvre'') is a French period instrument ensemble, formed in 1982. Originally based in Paris, since 1996 it has been based in the Couvent des Minimes in Grenoble. ''The Guardian'' considers it one of the best orchestras in the world.〔Tim Ashley, (Prom 22 ), 'The Guardian', Tuesday 31 July 2007.〕 == History== Founded by Marc Minkowski in 1982, the ensemble was originally based in Paris. From 1987 it gained an international reputation as one of the best Baroque and classical ensembles. It has also made successful forays into the works of Offenbach, Berlioz and Bizet. In 1992 it inaugurated the Baroque music festival at the Palace of Versailles with ''Armide'' by Gluck, then in 1993 took part in the inauguration of the Opéra Nouvel de Lyon with ''Phaëton'' by Lully. 1993 also saw it win a Gramophone Award for Best Baroque Vocal Recording for its recording of ''San Giovanni Battista'' by Stradella. On its move to Grenoble in 1996 it merged with the Ensemble instrumental de Grenoble. In 1999, the ensemble collaborated with photographer William Klein on ''Messiah'', a film performance of Handel's celebrated oratorio with accompanying photographs and filmed images shot or assembled by director. In 2004, on the reopening of the Maison de la Culture de Grenoble (renamed MC2) Les Musiciens du Louvre set up an 'atelier de création'. In 2005 they were the first French ensemble invited to play at the Salzburg Festival (''Mitridate'', reprised in the Mozart complete works festival in 2006). In 2005, Marc Minkowski decided to set up the Atelier des musiciens du louvre, a workshop aiming to increase partnership with regional artists and cultural figures and to increase public access to the orchestra's concerts via teaching and education projects, especially to the young. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Les Musiciens du Louvre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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