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New London Consort was a London-based
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ensemble, which performed in most of Europe and various other parts of the world. Founded and directed by
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, most of its repertoire was recorded and broadcast by
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(radio and television) and regularly appeared at major venues and festivals. This repertoire included unpublished works and new interpretations of familiar ones, sometimes controversial. The group has been inactive since its director's conviction as a sex offender in 2015.


The ensemble

One of the world’s leading early music ensembles, The New London Consort (NLC) was founded in London by Philip Pickett. All of the principal artists have solo careers in addition to their work with NLC. In 2010 the New London Consort was appointed Associate Artists of Manchester’s
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Repertoire

Its repertoire focused on medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music, including operas of the early Baroque period, and much of this work was unpublished or reconstructed. Productions included
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’s '' L’Orfeo'',
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'',
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’s '' Indian Queen'', Purcell and Eccles’ version of ''Don Quixote'', ''Acis & Galatea'' and ''Dido & Aeneas''. Some of their reinterpretations of familiar works were controversial. One example is their version of Purcell’s ''The Fairy Queen'', which did not base its plot on ''
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''; instead, its cast of nine singers and five circus artists were in modern dress, travelling to
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. It was received enthusiastically by The Guardian, but was criticised by London’s
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, which cited the production's being “divorced” from the Shakespeare play, calling it a “disappointment” and “uninteresting.”


Performances and recordings

The New London Concert performed regularly at major festivals and concert halls, in most of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and China/Hong Kong. These include performances at the Perth International Arts Festival, the
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in Paris,
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, the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Birmingham’s Town Hall, the
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, and many appearances at the
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and the
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in Mexico. They appeared regularly at London’s Southbank, where they were a resident ensemble from 1996 to 2005. Much of its repertoire has been broadcast by
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, and they have appeared the television programmes ''BBC Music in Time'', ''BBC2 Music in Camera'' and both of the Westminster Abbey Purcell Centenary concerts in 1995. They have recorded soundtracks for
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’s ''Tales from the Decameron'', BBC TV’s ''Shakespeare Series'', and films such as ''Lady Jane'', ''
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'', ''A Man for all Seasons'', ''Hamlet'', ''Dangerous Beauty'', ''Nostradamus'' and ''Elizabeth''. From 1985, they recorded exclusively for
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, with the exception of a series of CDs for LINN Records and the CD ''Music for Queen Mary'' with the
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Discography

* 1986 – ''
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: Dances from Terpsichore''. L'Oiseau Lyre 414 633. * 1987 – ''
Carmina Burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent ...
, Vol. I''. Decca "L'Oiseau-Lyre" 475 9106–1. * 1987 – ''Carmina Burana, Vol. II''. L'Oiseau Lyre "Florilegium" 421 062–2. * 1987 – ''Carmina Burana, Vol. III-IV''. L'Oiseau Lyre "Florilegium" 425 117-2 (2 CD). * 1988 – ''
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''. (O primavera). L'Oiseau Lyre 00100260-2 . * 1990 – ''The Sylvan And Oceanic Delights Of Posilipo''. L'oiseau Lyre 425 610 * 1991 – '' Biber / Schmelzer:
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Music''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 425 834-2 * 1991 – ''
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: Marian Vespers''. L'Oiseau Lyre 425 823 (2 CD) * 1991 – ''The Pilgrimage to Santiago''. L'Oiseau Lyre 475 9103 (2 CD). * 1992 – ''
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: Suite In A Minor,
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''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 433 043-2 * 1992 – ''
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and
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''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 440 220-2 * 1992 – ''Music from the Time of
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''. Linn 007 * 1992 – '' Llibre Vermell of Montserrat.
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songs & dances''. L'Oiseau Lyre "Florilegium" 433 186–2. * 1992 – ''
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''. L'Oiseau Lyre 433 545 (2 CD) * 1992 – ''Trionfi!''. A Florentine Festival. L'Oiseau Lyre 436 718. * 1992 – ''
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Music''. Linn 011. * 1993 – ''
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, Eccles,
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: Mad Songs''. With
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''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 460-2 * 1994 – ''Knightly Passions''. The Songs of
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. L'Oiseau-Lyre 444 173–2. * 1995 – ''Purcell: Music For Queen Mary''. Junto con el
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66243 * 1995 – ''
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''. L'Oiseau Lyre 440 675 (2 CD) * 1995 – '' Locke:
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''. L'Oiseau Lyre 444 336 * 1995 – ''Monteverdi: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Ballo delle ingrate, Tirsi e Clori''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 440 637-2 * 1996 – ''Visitatio''.
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. L'Oiseau-Lyre 455 489-2OH. * 1997 – ''Bach:
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''. A Bach Christmas. L'oiseau-lyre 452 920 * 1997 – '' Bach: 4 Orchestral Suites''. L'Oiseau Lyre 452 000-2 * 1997 – '' Flecha: Ensaladas''. L’Oiseau Lyre 444 810 * 1998 – ''
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: Nativitas''.
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''. Linn Records 039. * 1998 – ''The Sylvan and Oceanic Delights of Posilipo''. A short account of the entertainment with dances. L'Oiseau Lyre 425 610. * 1999 – ''
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''. Decca 455 621 * 1999 – ''Bach:
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''. Decca 458 838 * 2001 – ''
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''. Decca * 2002 – ''Songs of Angels''. Songs of ecstasy by
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- 1236. Decca 460 794–2. Albums with other groups:: * 1997 – ''Vivaldi: Concerto for 2
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''. L'oiseau Lyre 455 703 (2 CD). El doble disco incluye obras interpretadas por The Bach Ensemble y
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* 1997 – ''Vivaldi: Gloria, Nulla in mundo pax sincera, Nisi Dominus, Cantatas''. L'oiseau Lyre 455 727 (2 CD). El doble disco incluye obras interpretadas por
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Recompilations and boxed sets: * 1994 – ''Carmina Burana''. L'Oiseau Lyre 443 143 (4 CD). Es una caja con las siguientes grabaciones: ** 1987 – ''Carmina Burana, Vol. I'' ** 1987 – ''Carmina Burana, Vol. II'' ** 1987 – ''Carmina Burana, Vol. III-IV'' * 1994 – ''Biber Requiem & Trumpet Music''. L'Oiseau Lyre 458 081-2 (2 CD). Es una caja con las siguientes grabaciones: ** 1991 – ''Biber / Schmelzer: Trumpet Music''. ** 1994 – ''Biber: Requiem'' * 1996 – ''Sinners & Saints''. The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection. L'Oiseau Lyre 448 559. * 2002 – ''The Speech of Angels''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 452 773-2 (5 CD). * 2002 – ''Popular Dances of the Renaissance''. L'Oiseau-Lyre 460 026-2 (3 CD). Es una caja con las siguientes grabaciones: ** 1986 – ''Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore'' ** 1992 – ''Trionfi!''. A Florentine Festival ** 1993 – ''Susato: Dansereye, 1551''


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