Catalogue

Summary:

“A hugely entertaining and characterful disc… with a brilliant portrayal of episodes from Don Quixote. The playing under Jeannette Sorrell is unfailingly bright-eyed, alert, and quite brilliantly executed with flair and panache; it has also been superbly reproduced” – Fanfare

“Enormous rhythmic zest and… poetic and elegant material” – The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“From the very opening, I was enthralled – there is a sort of communal ease about the band, a sense of humour and genuine enjoyment” – Early Music Review

Tilting at windmills. The long-suffering Sancho Panza. Sighs of love for Dulcinea. The familiar and fanciful themes of the Don Quixote legend are brought to life by Apollo’s Fire in Telemann’s imaginative portrayal. The Don Quixote Suite sits alongside other suites and concertos by the composer that reveal his cosmopolitan air and whimsical nature.

Tracklist:

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681–1767)

Concerto polonois in G major, TWV43:G7
1. Dolce – Allegro (4:53)
2. Largo (Polonaise) (2:05)
3. Allegro (1:57)

Concerto for flute and recorder in E minor, TWV52:e1
4. Largo (3:37)
5. Allegro (4:20)
6. Largo (2:57)
7. Presto (2:57)
Michael Lynn, recorder | Kathie Stewart, flute

Grillen-symphonie (Whimsical Symphony), TWV50:1
8. Etwas lebhaft (Rather lively) (3:22)
9. Tändelnd (Flirtatious, trifling) (2:57)
10. Presto (2:17)
Henry Peyrebrune & Tracy Rowell, contrabass

Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:B8 ‘Burlesque’
11. Ouverture (3:53)
12. Scaramouches (1:28)
13. Harlequinade (1:10)
14. Colombine (2:17)
15. Pierrot (1:37)
16. Menuets I & II (2:57)
17. Mezzetin en Turc (1:15)

Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 ‘Burlesque de Quixotte’
18. Ouverture (4:30)
19. Don Quixote awakens (1:40)
20. His attack on the windmills (1:55)
21. Sighs of love for Princess Dulcinea (3:35)
22. Sancho Panza tossed in a blanket (1:48)
23. The galloping of Rosinante, and that of Sancho’s mule (2:40)
24. Quixote asleep (1:15)

Total duration: 63:33

Recorded at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Tracks 1 – 10 recorded March 2002, Tracks 11 – 24 recorded October 2002
Producer: Erica Brenner | Engineer: Thomas Knab