Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba
7/6/2018, 12 Tracks, 1:19:11
Featuring
Richard Boothby
Georg Philipp Telemann
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Composition History
The rediscovered viola da gamba fantasias by Telemann were first performed in March 2016 at the Mecklenburg Telemann Festival.
Performer Biography
Richard Boothby has enriched the viol consort repertoire by commissioning new music from a diverse range of composers, including Elvis Costello and George Benjamin.
Composition History
Telemann's viola da gamba fantasias were lost for centuries and only rediscovered in 2000 among a large collection of music donated to a state library.
Instruments
The viola da gamba, an ancestor of the guitar, was developed in Spain in the late 15th century and has been in continuous use since.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Telemann was an inventive and enterprising publisher, not only writing the music but also personally engraving the plates for his numerous publications.
Composer Biography
Georg Philipp Telemann, the composer of these fantasias, was considered Germany's leading composer during his lifetime and was famously preferred over J. S. Bach for the Thomaskantor post in Leipzig.
Performer Biography
Richard Boothby, the performer on this album, founded two notable ensembles: The Purcell Quartet in 1984 and Fretwork in 1985.
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