21,000 signatures. The Minister of Culture at the time, Bert Anciaux, ignored the advice of the committee and restored the subsidy until 2012 (reduced to 590,000 euro). The ensemble has since started a charitable foundation, Support La Petite Bande, to make up the shortfall. Some funding was subsequently granted for 2013 to 2016. In 2011, Kuijken decided to leave the future direction of the ensemble to younger musicians and chose the organist Benjamin Alard to direct a new Handel project which began in April 2013. Discography 1973 – J. Lully – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme – DHM 1974 – A. Campra – L'Europe Galante (extracts) – DHM 1975 – G. Muffat – Suites en Concerti Grossi – DHM 1977 – A. Corelli – Concerti Grossi Op. 6, nrs. 1–4 – DHM 1978 – A. Corelli – Concerti Grossi Op. 6, nrs. 6–12 – DHM 1978 – J.-P. Rameau – Zaïs – WDR/Stil 1979 – J.-P. Rameau – Suite from Hippolyte et Aricie – DHM 1980 – A. Vivaldi – Quattro Stagioni – RCA/Seon 1980 – G. F. Handel – Partenope – WDR/DHM 1981 – A. E. M. Grétry – Le Jugement de Midas (extracts) – WDR/Ricercar 1981 – J.-P. Rameau – Pygmalion – WDR/DHM 1982 – J. S. Bach – Orchestral Suites (Overtures) BWV 1066–1069 – WDR/DHM 1982 – J. S. Bach – Violinkonzerte BWV 1041–1043 – WDR/DHM 1982 – C.W. Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice 1983 – J. Haydn – Die Schöpfung 1984 – J.-P. Rameau – Zoroastre – WDR/DHM 1985 – G. F. Handel – Alessandro – WDR/DHM 1986 – J. S. Bach – Mass in B minor – WDR/DHM 1986 – W. A. Mozart – Davide penitente K. 469 / Ave Verum Corpus K. 618 – WDR/DHM 1987 – C. P. E. Bach – Die Letzten Leiden des Erlösers – WDR/DHM 1987 – W. A. Mozart – Requiem (Live recording) 1987 – W. A. Mozart – Flute Concertos – WDR/DHM 1988 – J. Haydn – L'Infedelta Delusa – WDR/DHM 1988 – J. S. Bach – St John Passion BWV 245 – WDR/DHM 1988 – W. A. Mozart – Concert arias – Virgin Classics 1989 – J. Haydn – Symphonies 25, 52, 53 – Virgin Classics 1989 – J. Haydn – Symphonies 90, 91 – Virgin Classics 1989 – J. S. Bach – Magnificat – Virgin Classics 1990 – J. Haydn – Die Jahreszeiten – Virgin Classics 1990 –