Telemann: Ouverture & Concerti

Featuring

Alexis Kossenko
Holland Baroque
Georg Philipp Telemann

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Interpretation

The Holland Baroque Society, the ensemble on this recording, plays without a conductor and appoints a new artistic leader for each project, a common practice during the Baroque era.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between February 11 and 13, 2009.

Performer Biography

Alexis Kossenko, the musical leader and soloist on this album, is a versatile musician who masters his instruments in all their historical forms, from modern flute to Baroque and Renaissance flutes, as well as the recorder.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Georg Philipp Telemann, the composer featured on this album, was constantly searching for new things and was one of the first to show genuine interest in folk music.

Composer Biography

Telemann wrote his own biography three times and was godfather to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who later succeeded him in Hamburg.

Compositional Technique

Telemann, along with J.S. Bach, was a pioneer of the 'Gemischte Geschmack' (mixed taste), a German musical style that combined Italian and French influences, which later formed the basis for Haydn and Mozart's work.

Composer Biography

Telemann was a prolific composer who also worked as a violinist, conductor, teacher, journalist, translator, musical philosopher, poet, publisher, and businessman.