Telemann - Concertos & Cantata ‘Ihr Volker hort’
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Label: Channel Classics
Cat No: CCS38616
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 19th August 2016
Contents
Works
Concerto in A minor for recorder and viola da gamba, TWV52:a1Concerto in E major for flute, oboe d'amore and viola d'amore, TWV53:E1
Flute Concerto in D major, TWV51:D2
Ihr Volker hort, TWV1:921
Overture-Suite in F major, TWV55:F16
Quartet (Concerto) in A minor for flute, oboe, violin and b.c. TWV43:a3
Artists
FlorilegiumClare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Works
Concerto in A minor for recorder and viola da gamba, TWV52:a1Concerto in E major for flute, oboe d'amore and viola d'amore, TWV53:E1
Flute Concerto in D major, TWV51:D2
Ihr Volker hort, TWV1:921
Overture-Suite in F major, TWV55:F16
Quartet (Concerto) in A minor for flute, oboe, violin and b.c. TWV43:a3
Artists
FlorilegiumClare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
About
Over the years the membership of the ensemble has naturally evolved and instead of seeing change as a weakness, I feel strongly that each new member has brought something unique to the ensemble and offered us a refreshing insight into repertoire we have known and loved for years, reinvigorating the ensemble.
So to the next 25 years!
New Telemann recording includes free compilation CD for limited time only!
With this compilation CD, which we offer together with our new Telemann Concerto CD as a “special edition”, we hope to share with you the diversity of our recorded repertoire to date, and allow you to dip in to many of our back catalogue recordings, giving you a snapshot of our life as recording artists. Selecting the tracks took some considerable time and unlike some of our previous compilation CDs I was keen to choose a programme of music that makes sense musically and that can be listened to as a recital rather than “Florilegium’s greatest hits”!
Sound/Video
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1Concerto in E major twv53 - Andante
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2Concerto in E major twv53 - Allegro
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3Concerto in E major twv53 - Siciliano
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4Concerto in E major twv53 - Vivace
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5Concerto in A minor twv52 - Grave
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6Concerto in A minor twv52 - Allegro
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7Concerto in A minor twv52 - Dolce
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8Concerto in A minor twv52 - Allegro
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9Cantata Ihr Völker hört twv1 - Aria Ihr Völker hört
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10Cantata Ihr Völker hört twv1 - Recitative Die Finsternis entweicht
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11Cantata Ihr Völker hört twv1 - Aria Halleluja
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12Concerto in D major twv51 - Moderato
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13Concerto in D major twv51 - Allegro
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14Concerto in D major twv51 - Largo
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15Concerto in D major twv51 - Vivace
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16Concerto a 4 in A minor twv43 - Adagio
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17Concerto a 4 in A minor twv43 - Allegro
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18Concerto a 4 in A minor twv43 - Adagio
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19Concerto a 4 in A minor twv43 - Vivace
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20Overture in F major twv55 - Ouverture
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21Overture in F major twv55 - Courante
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22Overture in F major twv55 - Bourree 1 & 11
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23Overture in F major twv55 - Loure 1 & 11
Europadisc Review
Telemann’s music nowadays tends to be overlooked, squeezed out, in popular perception, by the great trio of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Yet just how appealing and colourful his music can be is evident everywhere on this captivating disc. The opening Concerto in E major is scored for the beguiling combination of flute, oboe d’amore and viola d’amore with strings and continuo. It’s a delightful work, whose soft colours and elegant lines combine the best of Italian and French influences and even anticipate the early Classicism of CPE Bach (Telemann’s godson) and Haydn.
Just as lovely is the A minor Concerto for recorder and viola da gamba with strings and continuo which follows. Here, there are even hints of the Polish folk style that crops up so often in Telemann’s music, plus some gorgeous duetting between Ashley Solomon (the ensemble’s director) on recorder and gambist Reiko Ichise.
The centrepiece is the three-movement cantata ‘Ihr Völker hört’ for mezzo-soprano (the sublime Clare Wilkinson), melody instrument (Solomon now on transverse flute) and continuo. It may be just one work in Telemann’s total output of more than 1,700 cantatas, but it is completely entrancing, subtly capturing the quiet joy of the feast of the Epiphany, above all in the final ‘Halleluja’. Listen to this piece and you may well be hooked on Telemann for life.
And the same could be said for any one of the works on this recording, such as the D major Flute Concerto, where Solomon takes centre stage, and which also features some lively continuo contributions from theorbo player David Miller. The dance-like poise of the opening Moderato is a thing of wonder in itself. More differentiated is the scoring for the A minor chamber concerto for recorder, oboe and violin (like all the concertos here, it is cast in the four-movement da chiesa form), but again the playing is marvellously tender, the ensemble immaculate as ever.
As a closing offering, Florilegium squeeze in four movements from the F major Ouverture for two horns, bassoon, strings and continuo. Even in the one-to-a-part scoring adopted throughout this disc, it makes a dazzling impression, the obbligato instruments creating an exceptionally vivid depiction of a storm in the closing ‘Tempete’. It’s a thrilling ending to a magnificent celebratory disc.
The recording (made in St Michael’s Church, Highgate) is of Channel Classics’ usual demonstration quality, and there are clear, detailed notes on the music and its background from Ashley Solomon. For a limited time, the disc also comes with a fine, wide-ranging sampler of Florilegium’s other recordings. All in all, it’s a truly splendid way to mark the anniversary of this brilliant group: long may it flourish!
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