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"Dit ensemble leek op een viertal door God gezonden engelen om al onze dagelijkse zorgen voor even weg te nemen" | ||||
"The Caecilia-Concert obviously enjoy playing it and they succeed in sharing their pleasure with the listener. " | ||||
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The Caecilia Concert is a versatile international ensemble specialising in performance and research of 17th century music for instruments and voices. The group was formed in 2001 by four young instrumentalists working at the forefront of authentic performance practice in Europe. Since then, the Caecilia-Concert has not only made a name for itself as a virtuosic, flexible, small-scale recital ensemble of the highest international level, but has on occassion, expanded to incorporate other instruments and singers performing rarely heard masterpieces from Italy, Germany, Austria and The Netherlands. This flexibility allows us to experiment with various mixed ensembles therefore making accessible newly found compositions and other pieces that would otherwise not be programmed due to mixed or more unusual instrumentation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"Ihre Beherrschung durch die Musiker ist absolut perfekt " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"one could really let oneself float away on the music." | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Het is allemaal één groot feest" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
We hope to bring the excitement of hearing more rarely performed music to audiences everywhere while the distinctive sound of the Caecilia-Concert also naturally presents a new and exciting way of hearing some more familiar works. Ongoing research in several European libraries has led us to find music which as well as stretching even the most virtuosic of players, also questions the technical limitations that have become widely accepted both in terms of what is possible in modern performance practice and the usage historically of these instruments.
Since 2001, Het Caecilia-Concert has given recitals in Holland, France, Austria and London as well as broadcasts on ORF Austrian radio and BBC radio. In 2006 we launched our debut CD entitled "Treasury of a Saint" which was received to critical acclaim and 2007 saw the release of Buxtehude & Co which features rarely performed masterpieces from 17th century Germany. More information about the groups past and present activities can be found on our About Us page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Our new CD - Buxtehude & Co is now available from this website! Click here to find out more! You can listen to excerpts, read the booklet notes and order online! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"...gespeeld met knappe instrumenttechniek en een goed gevoel voor stijl en kleur." Luister NL 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
" one can only admire the technical skills of the respective members of the Caecilia-Concert." | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"...Wat een heerlijke instrumentale combinatie is dit toch. Cornetto, trombone en dulciaan bepalen de toon, ondersteund door klavecimbel of orgel,verrijkt met een hoge strijker. Virtuoos van hoog tot laag, met smaakvolle schwung en verrukkelijk lange sonore bromtonen" | ||
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