Latest releases and series. La Petite Bande was founded in 1972 by Sigiswald Kuijken at the request of the record company Harmonia Mundi in order to record Lully’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, under the direction of Gustav Leonhardt. The orchestra takes its name and constitution from Lully’s own orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. All its members are internationally renowned specialists in the early music field.

Although originally La Petite Bande (LPB) was not meant to become a permanent orchestra, the success of the recordings was such that they began to give concerts regularly. Having initially concentrated mainly on French music, the orchestra’s repertoire has expanded over the years to include music by the Italian masters and that of Bach, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart and others.

There is a strong relationship between La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken and the Belgian label Accent that is documented in more than 30 recordings issued over the last 30 years.Accent celebrates the 40th anniversary of La Petite Bande with three releases: the cycle of Mozart’s da Ponte Operas (as 9-CD-set), Haydn’s The creation (the first LPB recording issued on Accent in 1982) and a Portrait on 3 CDs, a personal selection of LPB-recordings made by Sigiswald Kuijken.

MOZART The Da Ponte Operas. Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte. La Petite Bande, Cho eur de Chambre de Namur, Collegium Compostellanum, Chorus La Petite Bande / Kuijken. Accent 9cdsMOZART The Da Ponte Operas. Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte. La Petite Bande, Cho eur de Chambre de Namur, Collegium Compostellanum, Chorus La Petite Bande / Kuijken. Accent 9cds

HAYDN The Creation. La Petite Bande, Collegium Vocale Gent / Kuijken. Accent 2cdsHAYDN The Creation. La Petite Bande, Collegium Vocale Gent / Kuijken. Accent 2cds

KUIJKEN, SIGISWALD A Portrait. La Petite Bande / Kuijken. Accent 3cdsKUIJKEN, SIGISWALD A Portrait. La Petite Bande / Kuijken. Accent 3cds

BUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu Nostri. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. AccentBUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu Nostri. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent

VIVALDI Flute Concertos. Barthold Kuijken, Le Petite Bande / Kuijken Sigiswald. Accent SACDVIVALDI Flute Concertos. Barthold Kuijken, Le Petite Bande / Kuijken Sigiswald. Accent SACD.

BACH The Brandenburg Concertos. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent 2SACDsBACH The Brandenburg Concertos. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent 2SACDs

VIVALDI The Four Seasons. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. AccentVIVALDI The Four Seasons. La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent

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