Walter Meyer wrote: >Is the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique also based in London? Definitely England, but I'm not sure about London per se. >And (this seems to be as good an opportunity as any for asking what I've >always wondered) where and why in the world did they come upon that name? I don't have a definite answer here, but my speculation is that Gardiner came up with the rather cumbersome title: he seems to be a big fan of French music, and the title pretty much describes the historical period from which their music originates. If I remember correctly, there was mention on the monologue CD which accompanies the Beethoven symphony that the English Baroque Soloists who recorded the "Missa Solemnis" were actually the ORR, but the latter title hadn't been used for whatever reason. Mark K. Ehlert