A Week of Telemann

Featuring

Agnes Scheibelreiter
Ensemble Delirio
Georg Philipp Telemann

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Compositional Technique

Both collections were designed for chamber music settings, with 'ease' in mind, meaning they were comparatively brief, technically undemanding, and musically unpretentious, yet still artful.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Telemann published 42 works to provide high-quality music across genres and styles, especially for amateurs, to foster musical skills, judgment, and taste.

Composition History

The album features pieces from two of Telemann's publications: the 'Scherzi melodichi' from 1734 and the 'Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes' from 1731/32.

Compositional Technique

Telemann achieved great variety within a limited musical framework by employing the 'mixed goût,' blending Italian, French, and 'Polish genre' elements.

Composer Biography

Georg Philipp Telemann, as Hamburg's director of music from 1721 until his death in 1767, was also an opera director, concert organizer, and publisher of his own works.