Telemann Collection

Description

In 2017, we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of one of the most important composers of the Baroque period: Georg Philipp Telemann. A prolific musician, he was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest German composers, on par with his friends Bach and Handel. Always fresh, inventive, melodic, full of humor and wit, his work is nourished by the influence of French, Italian, and even Polish styles, which it integrates perfectly. Through the 10 discs that make up this box set, Brilliant Classics offers us a beautiful selection of the most appreciated compositions of the Hamburg master: the well-known table music scores; the concertos for trumpet, recorder, or oboe; as well as the orchestral suites and his Passion oratorio. The performers, all excellent, passionately and precisely pay tribute to these major works of German Baroque music and to one of its most glorious representatives.