Telemann: The Grand Concertos for Mixed Instruments, Vol. 3

Featuring

Michael Schneider
Annette Spehr
Hans Peter Westermann
Hannes Rux
Almut Rux
Ute Rothkirch

Daniel Schäbe
Karl Kaiser
Ingeborg Scheerer
Christian Binde
Ulrich Hübner
Jörg Schulteß
Annette Wehnert
Martin Stadler
Luise Baumgartl
Juris Teichmanis
La Stagione Frankfurt
Georg Philipp Telemann

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Telemann was not only an optimistic visionary but also a master at portraying melancholy in his compositions.

Performer Biography

La Stagione Frankfurt, founded in 1988, has established itself as a leading early music ensemble internationally.

Composition History

The Concerto in D major for three trumpets, two oboes, strings and continuo (TWV 54:D3) opened a lavish Serenata in 1716 celebrating the birth of Archduke Leopold of Austria in Frankfurt.

Compositional Technique

The Siciliana in D minor (track 19) is a dirge lasting over six minutes, making it likely the longest slow concerto movement in Telemann's surviving works.

Performer Biography

Michael Schneider, the founder and director of La Stagione Frankfurt, focuses on discovering forgotten masterpieces and presenting familiar works in a fresh musical language.

Compositional Technique

Telemann often created coherence in his concertos through thematic connections, such as descending sequences, even when combining stylistically diverse elements.

Performer Biography

La Stagione Frankfurt has received awards for its recordings, including the Prize of the German Record Critics for symphonies by Franz Ignaz Beck and the Classica Award for Geminiani's The Inchanted Forrest.