Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus), founded in 1982, is a leading chamber orchestra specializing in historically informed performance, with over a million CDs sold.
Composer Biography
Georg Philipp Telemann's concertos show diverse influences, including Italian composers like Arcangelo Corelli and Giuseppe Torelli, and French music, which he studied from 1704.
Compositional Technique
Telemann's concertos, like those of Bach, often alternate between virtuoso concerto movements, richly polyphonic chamber music, and the characteristics of French dance.
Critical Reception
Akamus has won numerous prestigious awards for its recordings, including the Grammy, Diapason d'Or, Gramophone, and ECHO Klassik.
Composition History
Most of the works on this recording, excluding the concerto from Telemann's 'Tafelmusik', were likely composed between approximately 1710 and 1720.
Instruments
The 'calchedon', used by Telemann in over 400 works, is a specific type of long-necked lute, also known as 'galizona', primarily used for bass lines.
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