English Baroque Soloists
English Baroque Soloists. Ensemble performing with period instruments founded by John Eliot Gardiner in 1978 and often appearing in company with the Monteverdi Choir. Has made many highly-praised recordings, incl. Bach's B minor Mass and St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Missa solemnis, Mozart pf. concs., syms., and Requiem, Monteverdi Vespers, and Purcell semi-operas. Salzburg Fest. début 1990 ( Monteverdi's Orfeo).
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