Telemann composed the bass part for his quartets to be playable on either viola da gamba or cello, making necessary idiomatic alterations for each instrument.
Composition History
The first set of Telemann's 'Paris' Quartets, originally published in Hamburg in 1730, were so well received in Paris that a new, higher-quality edition was printed there.
Compositional Technique
Telemann's contemporaries admired his command of French, Italian, and even Polish national musical idioms, which he incorporated into his works.
Performer Biography
Florilegium, the period instrument ensemble performing on this album, has made 16 recordings for Channel Classics, many of which have won awards including a Gramophone Award nomination.
Performer Biography
Florilegium held the coveted position of Ensemble in Residence at London's Wigmore Hall for three seasons from 1998 to 2000.
Composer Biography
Handel once remarked that Telemann composed music with the same ease that another person might write a letter.
Composer Biography
Telemann's mother tried to warn him against 'note-poison' as a youth, and he even left all instruments and music behind when he went to study law.
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