Ronald Moelker, Niels Bijl, La Barca Leyden, Concerto Barocco - G.P. Telemann - Collected (2017) [DSD & Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite in a minor: Ouverture
02. Suite in a minor: Les Plaisirs
03. Suite in a minor: Air à l'Talien
04. Suite in a minor: Passepied 1 & 2
05. Trio Sonatas: Soave
06. Trio Sonatas: Presto
07. Trio Sonatas: Andante
08. Trio Sonatas: Scherzando
09. Fantasia I in A: Vivace
10. Fantasia I in A: Allegro
11. Fantasia II in a: Grave
12. Fantasia II in a: Vivace
13. Fantasia II in a: Adagio
14. Fantasia II in a: Allegro
15. Fantasia VI: Dolce
16. Fantasia VI: Allegro
17. Fantasia VI: Spirituoso
18. Suite in G: Prelude
19. Suite in G: Air Dolce
20. Suite in G: Spirituoso
21. Fantasie 9: Affettuoso
22. Fantasie 9: Allegro
23. Fantasie 9: Grave
24. Fantasie 9: Vivace
25. Cantata 5: Ein Jammerton; Largo
26. Cantata 5: Recitativo; Jedoch mein Blick
27. Cantata 5: Aria; In deiner Gnaden offne Tiefe

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), if his mother had had her way, would never have become a composer. Despite the fact that he composed large-scale works from a very early age, his mother insisted that he should study law in Leipzig. But it was soon evident that his heart lay in music. Passing through Halle on his way to Leipzig, he took the opportunity to make acquaintance with George Frideric Handel, with whom he established a friendship. Telemann showed perseverance (a trait which was to stand him in good stead), and stuck to his ambitions as a composer.

He gained a post in Leipzig, where he founded the Collegium Musicum later directed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Posts in Sorau, Eisenach (where he got to know Bach) and Frankfurt followed, and in 1721 he gained a top position as music director of nearly all the major churches of Hamburg. A year later he succeeded Reinhard Kaiser as artistic director of the Hamburg Opera...

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