Latest stories
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Pélleas et Mélisande from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siėcles
11th Mar 2022by Katherine Cooper
Period instruments provide revelations aplenty in Debussy's opera - and the central love-triangle is cast in an intriguing new light...
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François-Xavier Roth conducts Beethoven's Eroica Symphony
23rd Apr 2021by James Longstaffe
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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Beethoven and Gossec from François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles
18th Sep 2020by David Smith
François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles put a revolutionary new spin on Beethoven's immortal Fifth, and make the case for his much-neglected contemporary Gossec.
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François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles perform Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
17th Apr 2020by James Longstaffe
The French conductor and ensemble return to the music of Ravel, with his orchestration of Mussorgsky's piano suite alongside a dazzling performance of La Valse.
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Les Siècles perform Mahler's symphonic poem, Titan
10th May 2019by James Longstaffe
François-Xavier Roth and his period-instrument orchestra perform Mahler's "tone poem in the form of a symphony in two parts and five movements", an early version of his First Symphony.
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Berlioz from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles
18th Jan 2019by Katherine Cooper
Tabea Zimmermann and Stéphane Degout are the soloists in period-instrument performances of Harold en Italie & Les nuits d'été.
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François-Xavier Roth conducts orchestral works by Debussy
7th Dec 2018by James Longstaffe
James listens to a captivating account of three orchestral works by Debussy from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, performed on authentic instruments.