Telemann was a multi-instrumentalist who could play violin, keyboard instruments, recorder, transverse flute, oboe, chalumeau, viola da gamba, contrabass, and bass trombone, and also sang baritone.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Telemann's music is characterized by its stylistic diversity, incorporating French, Polish, Moravian, and Italian influences, which he encountered throughout his career.
Composer Biography
Georg Philipp Telemann, born in 1681, was a self-taught musician who secretly pursued his passion after his family discouraged him from music.
Performer Biography
Arte dei Suonatori, a Polish Baroque orchestra, has released 13 albums that have received numerous international awards, including the Gramophone Award for Best Baroque recording in 2003.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the Parish Church of St. James the Greater at the Higher Seminary of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Obra, Poland, from July 1-4, 2015.
Performer Biography
Reiko Ichise, the viola da gamba player, is one of the leading gamba players in the UK, having performed in major venues like the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Opera House.
Critical Reception
Johann Joachim Quantz, a renowned 18th-century instrumentalist, singled out Telemann as the only composer to be imitated in his 1752 handbook for transverse flute.
