Florilegium served as Ensemble-in-Residence at London's Wigmore Hall from 1998 to 2000 and has been Ensemble in Association at the Royal College of Music since 2008.
Performer Biography
Florilegium, a British period instrument ensemble formed in 1991, has performed in prestigious venues worldwide, including the Sydney Opera House and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.
Composer Biography
Georg Philipp Telemann, the composer featured on this album, was self-taught in music and became the most prolific composer of his time.
Composer Biography
Telemann not only composed, advertised, and distributed his music, but also engraved the copper or pewter plates himself for over forty new publications between 1725 and 1739.
Recording & Production
This double CD release of Telemann's Essercizii Musici is Florilegium's 27th collaboration with Channel Classics.
Composition History
Telemann's Essercizii musici, a collection of instrumental works, was aimed at the lucrative market of bourgeois, amateur musicians who played music in their homes.
Composer Biography
Telemann's mother tried to dissuade him from music, even confiscating his instruments, but he secretly continued composing and playing at night.
