Les Esprits Animaux is a

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-based baroque band created in 2009. The group is devoted to the

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. The ensemble is named after a philosophical term used in the baroque period which defines a certain kind of “subtle stream” that runs through the bodies of human beings and is able to affect the

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History

In 2009, band member violinist Tomoe Badiarova recorded two CDs for the

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label. Since 2010, Les Esprits Animaux are in residency in the Festival d’Ambronay. For three consecutive years, the group has been invited to concert series in the Kerkconcerts in

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in the Netherlands. In 2011, the Fundación La Caixa selected Les Esprits Animaux to perform in several cities in

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within the framework of Festival Antiqva, a part of the 34th edition of the Festival de Música Antigua de Barcelona. The band has also played at the Fringe (2010) and Fabulous Fringe 2011 in Utrecht, MA Fringe Festival 2011 in Bruges, Laus Polyphoniae 2011 (AMUZ) in Antwerp, Göttinger Reihe Historischer Musik competition in 2012 in Göttingen and Ghent Festival in 2012. Les Esprits Animaux was selected as “Promising ensemble 2011” in the International Young Artists Platform in Antwerp. Other past projects included the Day of

La Petite Bande La Petite Bande is a Belgium-based ensemble specialising in music of the Baroque and Classical eras played on period instruments. They are particularly known for their recordings of works by Corelli, Rameau, Handel, Bach, Haydn, and Mozart. Hi ...

in Leuven, concerts in the

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in Brussels representing Ambronay as European Culture Ambassador 2011. After having recorded its first CD for Ambronay Éditions (

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) with a programme dedicated to G. Ph.

Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to be ...

in 2011, the ensemble recorded its second CD in 2013 with a programme entitled “Transfigurations” for the same label. Les Esprits Animaux has been awarded a Young Ensembles Residency at the Centre Culturel de Rencontre d'Ambronay. The ensemble won the International Van Wassenaer Competition Utrecht in 2016.

Discography

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to b ...

(1681–1767) ''A Journey through Literature'' - Ambronay Éditions AMY302 *

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...

, Corrette,

Geminiani Geminiani is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist, composer and music theorist *Lautaro Geminiani (born 1991), Argentine professional footballer *Sante Geminiani (1919– ...

.. ''Transfigurations'' - Ambronay Éditions AMY039

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