Grand Tour Cicerone Ensemble

• Anonymous, Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707 - 1747): 6 Cello Sonatas, Livre 3, No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. for Cello, Flute & Harpsichord):
• 16 Cello Sonatas, Livre 3, No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. for Cello, Flute & Harpsichord): I. Adagio01:56
• 26 Cello Sonatas, Livre 3, No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. for Cello, Flute & Harpsichord): II. Allegro01:16
• 36 Cello Sonatas, Livre 3, No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. for Cello, Flute & Harpsichord): III. Aria. Largo02:52
• 46 Cello Sonatas, Livre 3, No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. for Cello, Flute & Harpsichord): IV. Giga01:22
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b:
• 5Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b: I. Adagio01:46
• 6Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b: II. Allegro02:03
• 7Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b: III. Adagio01:55
• 8Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b: IV. Bourrée00:46
• 9Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 5, HWV 363b: V. Menuetto01:02
• Georg Muffat (1653 - 1704): Apparatus musico-organisticus, RISM M8127:
• 10Apparatus musico-organisticus, RISM M8127: No. 14, Passacaglia in G Minor (Performed on Harpsichord)08:48
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Flute Sonata in B Minor, TWV 41:h4:
• 11Flute Sonata in B Minor, TWV 41:h4: I. Cantabile02:52
• 12Flute Sonata in B Minor, TWV 41:h4: II. Allegro02:11
• 13Flute Sonata in B Minor, TWV 41:h4: III. Dolce03:25
• 14Flute Sonata in B Minor, TWV 41:h4: IV. Allegro03:31
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3, H. 105:
• 15Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3, H. 105: I. Andante01:44
• 16Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3, H. 105: II. Allegro04:02
• 17Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3, H. 105: III. Affetuoso03:44
• 18Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3, H. 105: IV. Allegro02:27
• Johan Helmich Roman (1694 - 1758): Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206:
• 19Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206: I. Larghetto04:28
• 20Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206: II. Allegro02:33
• 21Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206: III. Non troppo allegro02:49
• 22Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206: IV. Grave01:50
• 23Flute Sonata in B Minor, BeRI 206: V. Allegro00:57
• Johann Joachim Quantz (1697 - 1773): Flute Sonata in B Minor, QV 1:168:
• 24Flute Sonata in B Minor, QV 1:168: I. Larghetto03:18
• 25Flute Sonata in B Minor, QV 1:168: II. Allegretto04:45
• 26Flute Sonata in B Minor, QV 1:168: III. Presto03:55
• Total Runtime01:12:17

Info for Grand Tour

Listening to music is always a journey for the listener but with the Ensemble Cicerone's new Genuin Classics CD, the composers were already adventurers people who, in the Baroque era, took to the dangerous roads on land and water all over Europe and ensured that musical styles met and mixed. The musicians of the ensemble, which bears in its name the great travel guidebooks Cicerone, teach at the Mozarteum and at the Cologne University of Music: they let the intricate paths of emotions arise before our ears in the wonderful music of Händel, Muffat, Telemann, and others and thus cast a spell on us.

Cicerone Ensemble

Cicerone Ensemble
For the Cicerone Ensemble just playing music is not enough. Listening to historical music is only part of the experience the three young musicians set out to provide. Their goal is to showcase music and bring it to life like a tourist guide would an old painting or an ancient building, hence the name “Cicerone” (Italian cicerone = guide). The greatest pleasure will be experienced when the music does not just have an emotional impact, but when one comprehends what is being heard. Having experienced this phenomenon firsthand during their studies, the three musicians soon made the decision to found an ensemble as a means of pursuing this very idea. This is why the Cicerone Ensemble generally includes presentations in their concerts.

By talking about historical instruments and techniques, they provide a context which allows the listener to experience the music from a new perspective. The presentations also result in a more diversified and accessible concert, which is why they have been met with much enthusiasm from critics and audiences alike. Not only does this help the musicians to heighten interest in the historical performance of Baroque music—it also enables them to perform more freely and with closer adherence to historical ideals. The members of the ensemble bring together individual experience gathered on stage and in recordings with ensembles such as Das Neue Orchester, the Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, and the Kölner Akademie. Furthermore, the Cicerone Ensemble has committed itself to the respect for and adherence to the information contained in historical sources, which is why two of its members have been granted teaching positions at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, respectively. This combination of musicological resources and artistic passion results in music of perfect clarity and transparency, yet full of the affects that make the music of the Baroque era so distinctive.

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