Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble was created by Marc Minkowski, its conductor, and since that time the group has been ranked among the leading interpreters of Baroque music in Europe. The repertoire of les Musiciens du Louvre clearly reflects Minkowski's tastes: he has championed music by Marais, Mouret, Charpentier, Lully, and Rameau, and is determined to revive interest in Handel's lesser-known operas.
In 1984, Minkowski won First Prize at the first International Early Music Competition in Bruges. Encouraged by this success, he founded that same year the period-instrument ...