Telemann: Oboe Concertos (Vol. II) / Sarah Francis

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
, (oboe, oboe d'amore & director)
Graham Mayger, (flute)
Elizabeth Watson, (viola d'amore)

Tracks:

Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: I. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: II. Andante
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: III. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Minor: I. Grave
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Minor: II. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Minor: III. Andante
Concerto For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Minor: IV. Vivace
Concerto For 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Major, RV.537: I. Allegro
Concerto For 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Major, RV.537: II. Largo
Concerto For 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In C Major, RV.537: III. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo In B-Flat, RV.548: I. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo In B-Flat, RV.548: II. Largo
Concerto For Trumpet, Violin, Strings & Basso Continuo In B-Flat, RV.548: III. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: I. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: II. Grave
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: III. Aria (Andante)
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: IV. Vivace
Concerto For Trumpet, Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo In C, RV.534: I. Allegro
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: II. Largo
Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: III. Allegro
Concerto Grosso For 6 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: I.
Concerto Grosso For 6 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: II. Adagio
Concerto Grosso For 6 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo In D Major: III. Vivace
Concerto For Trumpet, Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo In C, RV.534: I. (Allegro)
Concerto For Trumpet, Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo In C, RV.534: II. Adagio
Concerto For Trumpet, Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo In C, RV.534: III. Presto

Customer Reviews:

Uplifting .......2006-11-15

I love this CD. The music is very uplifting. If you love Baroque Music then you can't go wrong with this CD. Great Price and Value.

An Excellent Bargain-priced CD!!.......2002-02-13

I originally purchased this disc as an EMI Classics Red Line release (I think I paid $5.99 for it). It was a steal then, and remains so today on the Seraphin line (simple a reissue of the same EMI Red Line release).

Maurice Andre is a fantastic trumpet player, and he simply shines on this recording (featuring the Academy of St. Martins on the Field under Sir Neville Marriner). Bargain-priced CDs tend to get the proverbial bum rap, but Seraphin (as usual) offers a first-rate recording that can compete with any full-priced release. I've listened to this disc at least 20 times, and I never tire of it. Andre and Marriner bring to life these works, some by lesser-known composers (like Stolzel, Telemann and Torelli). I can't think of a better introduction to these underrated Baroque artists (with the exception of Sony's 'Baroque in Italy' CD, which sadly is now out-of-print, too).

This recording, as with so many others, will not be available forever. Given the quality of the recording and beauty of the pieces, I strongly recommend purchasing this disc before it, too, goes out-of-print. It's a great disc at a great price, and would be a welcomed addition to any Classical music collection.

Better than a dab of Imperial margarine.......2001-03-01

This is a great feel-good record. Music to reign by.

The Stölzel concerto for four instrumental choirs is a particular gem, a great piece to cue up and wake up in the morning to. There is nothing particularly deep or heavy here. All of these pieces are light, in major keys. They are well recorded and well played.

One of my best CDs.......2001-01-07

This CD is just a delight. If you enjoy Baroque, you will find this CD one of your favorites. It has a pleasant register and a lightness that is a pleasure to any ear. An excellent value.

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Heavenly.
A must have album!
Pyrotechnics
A must for the trumpet player's library!

Trumpet Concertos

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Baroque Trumpet Concertos
Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos
Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpet
Greatest Hits: Trumpet
Classic Wynton

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Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: Andante
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: Allegro assai
Suite For Trumpet In D Major: Overture
Suite For Trumpet In D Major: Gigue (allegro)
Suite For Trumpet In D Major: Air
Suite For Trumpet In D Major: Bourree
Suite For Trumpet In D Major: Marche
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Grave
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Arie
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Grave
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Vivace
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Minor: Andante
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major: Andante
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major: Allergo

Tracks:

Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Adagio - Presto - Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Concerto In D Minor Op. 9 No. 2: Allegro e non presto
Concerto In D Minor Op. 9 No. 2: Adagio
Concerto In D Minor Op. 9 No. 2: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Andante
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro grazioso
Concerto For 2 trumpets Op. 46 No.1: Allegro
Concerto For 2 trumpets Op. 46 No.1: Largo
Concerto For 2 trumpets Op. 46 No.1: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Allegro moderato
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Introduction: larghetto
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Siciliana
Trumpet Concerto In C Major: Allegro giusto

Customer Reviews:

Heavenly........2003-09-20

That is how I describe Maurice Andre's sound. So smooth and suave, and accurate every time. The Michael Haydn Concerto In D is one of the most impressive trumpet works ever recorded. Andre does it better than anyone else ever did, if you ask me. He also takes on J.S. Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2" and the results are majestic. The essential Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto is on here as well, a piece in which Andre plays an especially stunning cadenza on the first movement. The Telemann, Tartini, Handel, Vivaldi and Marcello are all impeccably played. Maurice Andre was the second or third trumpet player I started listening to after Miles Davis. I also discovered Clifford Brown around then, back in 6th grade. Since then, they have all remained in my list of all-time favorite trumpet players and musicians.

A must have album!.......2001-09-17

The incredible playing of Maurice Andre fills up all two of these cds. From the incredible brandenberg reading to the Cimarosa. This album from start to finish is a text book on beauty, style, phrasing, and how to play the trumpet. Andre is a true master of the trumpet and even more a true master musician.

Pyrotechnics.......2001-06-21

Maurice André is one of those people whom one suspects isn't quite human like the rest of us (Michala Petri is another). To anyone who has ever struggled to get as much as a parp or a toot out of a trumpet, the astounding technical facility and the pure, clear, pitch-perfect sound and wonderful tone of an André is a revelation that some people are indeed more equal than others. This collection represents André in his prime (he's now sadly semi-retired) and he does a wonderful job. Many of these works are not originally for trumpet, and only a modern piccolo valved trumpet allows them to be played. Nevertheless, they come up shining.

A must for the trumpet player's library!.......1999-09-23

If you're into trumpet concertos, Maurice Andre is as smooth and technical as they come. This two-CD set contains not only Bach, but also Handel, Telemann, Haydn, Albinoni, and others. If you have Andre's concertos in your sheet music library, these CD's make for great accompaniment. The CDs are great while studying as well. Mega cerebral (when you're into that kind of thing)!

Telemann: Flute Concertos; Emmanuel Pahud

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Telemann: Pleasurable Instrumentation - Modern Flute + Oboe D'Amore
Elegance and Charm, Not to Mention Beauty
Telemann Perfection
Pahud makes a strong case, with two debut recordings

Telemann: Flute Concertos; Emmanuel Pahud
Emmanuel Pahud , Rainer Kussmaul , and Berlin Baroque Soloists
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ASIN: B00006L3S5
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

Andante
Vivace
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Gratioso
Allegro
Lentement
[Ohne Satzbezeichnung]
Loure
[Rondeau]
Andante
Allegro
Siciliano
Vivace
Moderato
Allegro
Largo
Vivace

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This is a delightful record. Telemann, one of the most prolific composers of all time, wrote music that is technically masterful, endlessly inventive, full of surprises, emotionally mercurial, and continuously engaging. In these five concertos, composed over two decades, the solo flutist is often joined by one or more soloists from the ranks of the orchestra, who, as in Telemann's day, are all fully equal to the task. This results in a wide variety of combinations and colors, illustrating Telemann's skill in displaying each instrument at its best, so as to "give the player joy, the listener pleasure," as he himself put it.

These performances certainly radiate infectious enjoyment. The concertos all follow the traditional form, alternating four slow and fast movements, but are infinitely diverse in tonality, texture, mood, and character. There are carefree, sprightly, playful, elegant dances, humorous imitation games, brilliant passage-work and cadenzas, startling chromaticisms, and deeply expressive melodies that beguile the ear and touch the heart. The first movement of the opening Concerto is so reminiscent of a Bach Arioso that one of the two composers must have "borrowed" it from the other. The playing is superb in a modified period-style: the pitch is normal; the sound wonderfully pure, but rich and full; tempi are designed to invite both virtuosity and leisurely enjoyment of musical and expressive details. Pahud uses a narrow, restrained vibrato that underlines the flawless beauty of his tone. The other players, all like him present or past principals of the Berlin Philharmonic, match him in the perfection of their intonation, phrasing, and ensemble. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Telemann: Pleasurable Instrumentation - Modern Flute + Oboe D'Amore .......2007-06-12

"Give every instrument what suits it best. The player will enjoy himself and you'll be pleased." (Telemann - quoted from liner notes)

A couple of years ago, I played this recording of these flute concertos so much that I feel I lived in this music. I took them everywhere with me and listened to them all the time for several months. They are very beautiful, lively and will definitely lift the listener's spirits. The three other reviewers, particuarly Matthew M. Yau, have written very good and complete reviews. My only addition is to particularly praise the combination of the flute and oboe d'amore in the Concerto in E (#13-16) and the Vivace (#16) in particular. It is unbelieveably beautiful! I am also extremely fond of the Concerto in D (#17-20) and the Andante of the Concerto in G (#1). The liner notes tell an interesting story of this movement's reconstruction/restoration.

Elegance and Charm, Not to Mention Beauty.......2006-06-13

I'll leave the musical analysis to others here, but this is one of the most charming and lovely flute recordings I've come across. Pahud has the right felicitous touch for this charming---there's no other word for it---music from the prolific G.P. Telemann. I've listened to it many times and never tire of it. Really. It's terrific.

Telemann Perfection.......2005-07-08

Every recording I've heard from the EMI catalogue featuring Pahud and whatever orchestra he's accompanying has been splendid. He must have a great sense about whom to team up with and when. I really have to hand it to him and to his agent. This recording is no exception. Sublime interchange between composer, orchestra and soloist! Maestro Vivaldi lives on mainly in the vaults of Venice churches, where you have to travel to to appreciate the true quality of his music...It truly reverberates only in those ancient, richly adorned tempples.

The CD builds, fresco by fresco.. Starting with the Adagio driven G Major Flute , then travelling rather quickly to the Vivace second movement. The entire CD tends to be a study in that sort of contrast, which is one of the reasons that no matter in what venue we are listening to Vivaldi, he always mangaes to keep us alert! He was one of the first composers to engage in that sort of dimminuendo,zzzzzzzzzzzz.
Quiet you down to the stage that you're ready to nod off and then set a fire cracker off near your right ear!

Maybe not that bad, but I think Beethoven got a lot of his ideas in contrasting modes from first Vivaldi, then Mozart. It's just my own little theory, and I'm definitely no music maven, so just chalk it up to UFO theory type conjecture.

Don't let any of that dissuade you from purchasing this CD, however. It's clear, distinct, exceptionally executed! I can't detect a flaw in the ointment! 5 stars, no debate!

BK

Pahud makes a strong case, with two debut recordings.......2004-05-26

TELEMANN: FLUTE CONCERTOS is a rarely beautifully compilation. The five concertos for flute chosen for this recording illustrates exactly what suits the instrument best and accentuates the instrument's beauty. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) not only wrote concertos for one flute or two, but also variously combined the flute with other concertante instruments, showing the virtuoso flute in a wide range of different roles.

The five pieces heard in this compilation were composed over a period of more than 20 years and fully demonstrate Telemann's engagement with the concerto genre. In each of the five works almost every member in the orchestras at Telemann's disposal was capable of taking solo parts. The beauty of sound springs forth from the combination with softer tone of instruments such as oboe d'amore, viola d'amore or violone, which enhance the flute's brilliance and crispness, while an often astonishing playfulness could develop in the high registers when Telemann introduced a second flute or a violin, as manifested obviously in the Concerto for Flute, Violin, Cello, Strings and Continuo in A from "Musique de Table I" (5-8).

Concerto for Flute, Strings and Continuo in G (1-4) is a first recording because the only manuscript copy of the parts was in an extremely poor condition that the piece was sadly considered unplayable (until 2000). The concerto was composed for oboe as well as for the transverse flute of the time. The andante movement is the most beautiful movement, so elegantly and stately executed. Pahud makes such a strong case for the first recording of this concerto.

Concerto for Flute, Violin, Cello, Strings and Continuo in A from "Musique de Table I" (5-8) is probably the most beautiful concerto in Musique de Table. The agility and swiftness of notes best suited the festive occasions for which Telemann composed in 1733. This might be the most well-known and most played piece out of this compilation. Even Handel himself performed some of the pieces and some of his own compositions (flute sonata and oboe sonata) show the inspiration of Telemann.

Concerto for Two Flutes, Violone, Strings and Continuo (9-12) is also a debut recording for the piece, with a deep, velvety tone of the violone that creates an impressive contrariety to the agility of the flutes, notably when the flutes and the violone play together in parallel for long stretches.

Concerto for Flute, Oboe d'amore, Viola d'amore, Strings and Continuo in E (13-16). The Largo in D minor forms a sharp contrast to the vivacious movements to Part 1 of Music de Table. In the Siciliano, the repeated theme and expression is achieved by repetition of three concertante instruments without the continuo.

Listen for the only concertos with a combination of flute and two other different solo instruments in the final piece of the compilation, Concerto for Flute, Strings and Continuo in D (17-20).

Overall high marks for the agility, flow, and swiftness of all the performances in this compilation.

Tracks:

Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto in E flat: Andante
Trumpet Concerto in E flat: Allegro
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Andante
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Telemann: D Major Concerto: Allegro
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Telemann: D Major Concerto: Grave
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Telemann: D Major Concerto: Allegro
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Allegro con spirito
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Andante
TRUMPET CONCERTO IN E MAJOR: Rondo
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In D Major: Allegro moderato
Concerto a cinque in F Major:: Allegro
Concerto a cinque in F Major:: Adagio
Concerto a cinque in F Major:: Allegro
Concerto in C major for two trumpets: Allegro
Concerto in C major for two trumpets: Largo
Concerto in C major for two trumpets: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Good Maurice Andre, bad others.......2004-01-09

Maurice Andre's playing is great, however he only plays on the last two pieces. The other players are not as good as Maurice, but their interpretations are still intertesting.

this is not maurice, not a definitive recording.......2003-02-08

this recording is definitely NOT maurice andre recording. I have studied maurices playing for many years and i have compared the playing in this CD with other Recordings of Maurice playing the Haydn and Hummel. Theres no way anyone who has heard both could mistake this trumpet player for Maurice. THe playing is good,and it is a good supplement to you collection of recordings of these popular trumpet concertos, but it is not a staple of any collection as Maurice Andre IS. Articulation and tone are simply not on the same level as Maurice and the tone is incompatible with maurices.

Wow! Maurice Andre plays Haydn & Hummel. Oh wait, it's not.......2000-10-27

I own this CD and it clearly states that Tarr is playing the Haydn and the Hummel. This is definitely not Edward Tarr's best album. This is a horrible recording of the hummel if you ask me. My advice is to find an actual Maurice Andre Recording on the EMI label. I have one that is recorded with Berlin and Karajan. This is my favorite Hummel recording. Buy it, not this.

Misnomer label.......1999-09-05

I own this CD and although the music repertoire is great, there is only 2 of the 6 pieces which are played by Maurice Andre. If you want to hear Andre play the famous Haydn concerto in E flat major you are out of luck.

Correction, this IS a Maurice Andre recording!.......1999-08-15

This is a Maurice Andre recording, NOT Tarr as the list of performers shows.

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Trumpet Concertos

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Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
I. Largo
II. Vivace
III. Furioso
IV. Adagio
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Albinoni · Telemann - Concertos and Sonatas for oboe / Han de Vries · Alma Musica Amsterdam · Bob van Asperen

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Albinoni · Telemann - Concertos and Sonatas for oboe / Han de Vries · Alma Musica Amsterdam · Bob van Asperen
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Georg Philipp Telemann , Bob van Asperen , Han de Vries , Wouter Möller , and Alma Musica Amsterdam
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ASIN: B000059LOL
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.2 in d: I. Allegro E Non Presto - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.2 in d: II. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.2 in d: III. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.11 in B flat: I. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.11 in B flat: II. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.11 in B flat: III. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.5 in C: I. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.5 in C: II. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.5 in C: III. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.8 in g: I. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.8 in g: II. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
Cons A Cinque, Op.9: Con No.8 in g: III. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller
12 Son Metodiche: Son in G, Op.13 No.6: I. Cantabile - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
12 Son Metodiche: Son in G, Op.13 No.6: II. Vivace - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
12 Son Metodiche: Son in G, Op.13 No.6: III. Mesto - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
12 Son Metodiche: Son in G, Op.13 No.6: IV. Spirituoso - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Essercizii Musici No.11: Son in e: I. Largo - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Essercizii Musici No.11: Son in e: II. Allegro - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Essercizii Musici No.11: Son in e: III. Grave - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Essercizii Musici No.11: Son in e: IV. Vivace - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen

Tracks:

Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: I. Largo - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: II. Presto - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: III. Tempo Giusto - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: IV. Presto - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: V. Andante - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Tafelmusik III, No.5: Son in g: VI. Allegro - Han De Vries/Bob Van Asperen
Con in e: I. Andante - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in e: II. Allegro Molto - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in e: III. Largo - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in e: IV. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in d: I. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in d: II. (Allegro) - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in d: III. Adagio - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in d: IV. (Allegro) - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in f: I. Allegro - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in f: II. Largo - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen
Con in f: III. Vivace - Han De Vries/Wouter Moller/Bob Van Asperen

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Outstanding bargain collection of Telemann concerti with rarities

Telemann Concertos

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00005TS0S
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding bargain collection of Telemann concerti with rarities.......2007-01-28

This 3 CD collection is an unusual concatenation of music by four three separate groups, two period performance and two semi-traditional. Two of the CD's (nos. 1 and 2) could be purchased separately at much higher cost. But one powerful and unusual concerto that I had not heard previously, Concerto in E minor for flute, violin, and strings, by Jed Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum evidently comes from an album not available from Amazon. The same is true for the Overture in C major for 3 oboes, and the Concerto in D major for trumpet, 2 oboes and strings, by the Amsterdam Bach Soloists

The first CD, by Martin Haselboeck with the Wiener Akademie, includes the rare and extraordinary Cricket Symphony (Grillensymphonie), or El Grillo of Telemann. That work features, as solo instruments piccolo, two double basses (!), chalumeau (early version of the clarinet), oboe, and violin. The final movement is in the earthy Polish folk style that Telemann exploited the same way that Joseph Haydn would later exploit Hungarian gypsy styles in his chamber and orchestral compositions.

The second CD is six oboe concerti played by Thomas Indermuehle with the English Chamber Orchestra, available separately in a Novalis Record at $21. See my review of this.

On the third CD the Concerto in E minor for flute, violin and strings, offers an extraordinary display of unexpected, virtuosic instrumental ensemble effects whose impact on the listeners in Telemann's time must have been startling, to say the least. I can't resist the temptation to try to sketch a few details of the openings of the movements.

The opening Allegro begins with a series of rapid upward moving scales with the entire orchestra in unison, each successive scale entering on a lower pitch, until the halted by two powerful chords followed by a downmoving broken couplets. All this has our full attention when the flute enters with what sounds like it might be a fugal passage - but no, the solo violin unexpectedly takes up the opening scalar passages that the orchestra had played in unison. At a repetition flute takes up its theme again, this time with violin in duet and the entire orchestra now commences the scalar passages with powerful effect.

In the Adagio the flute begins with a languorous theme, soon lazily chased by the violin - all this accompanied by plucked strings. In the third movement dazzingly rapid arpeggios by the soloists are superimposed on robust marching chords of the orchestra.

The final adagio-allegro begins with a short but agonizingly mournful theme in flute and violin, accompanied by eerie sequences of otherwordly minor 7ths and 9ths in the strings, the whole finally brought to a close with a ringing harpschord arpeggiated chord. The final Allegro brings all the forces - soloists as well as the strings together, interacting with each other using several rhythmic figures that are exchanged among different orchestral instruments, as well as soloists.

It's this integral use of the orchestra as an equal and often divided partner with the soloist(s) that I have found is one of the major differences between Telemann and most baroque other composers, except J.S. Bach. However in Bach it's the counterpoint that's important, not, in most cases, the variation in instrumental textures, rhythmic contrasts, and combinations.

Some minor downsides can be mentioned - a few inexplicable wrong notes or flaws in the first CD set and only sketchy, two page liner notes. However, I found Concerto for flute and violin in E alone worth the price of the CD set. This, along with inclusion of so many varied concerti in striking instrumental combinations makes this a decidedly recommendable set.

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A Musical Marriage

Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002MXTX
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Customer Reviews:

A Musical Marriage.......2003-11-04

The Barbirolli Society and Dutton Laboratories have reissued yet another brilliant session by the great British conductor Sir John Barbirolli. "Oboe Concertos Volume 2" finds JB with wife Evelyn Rothwell again making beautiful music together. The three Concerto performances by Haydn, Marcello and Corelli (from 1957, 1969 and 1968 respectively) are the highlight of the disc, which also features six chamber pieces. This is music that Barbirolli likely would not have played were it not for Evelyn, but it is a testament to their love that they found the perfect pieces to perform and share together. Like other releases in this series, the recordings have been digitally remastered from the original sources superbly by Michael J. Dutton. Barbirolli Society CDs are certainly a treat, but they don't stay around very long. Buy this JB title while you can!

Recorder Concertos by Marcello, Vivaldi, Telemann & Naudot

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Recorder Concertos by Marcello, Vivaldi, Telemann & Naudot

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E2TP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Telemann: Triple Concertos

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
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Telemann: Concerto in D; La Bouffonne; Grillen-Symphonie; Alster Ouverture /Collegium Musicum 90 * Standage
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ASIN: B000000A62
Release Date: 1995-07-18

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Concerto B-Flat major 3 oboes,3violins & continuo
Concerto B-Flat major 3 oboes,3violins & continuo
Concerto B-Flat major 3 oboes,3violins & continuo
Concerto A-major flute,violin,cello& strings (tablemusic I)
Concerto A-major flute,violin,cello& strings (tablemusic I)
Concerto A-major flute,violin,cello& strings (tablemusic I)
Concerto A-major flute,violin,cello& strings (tablemusic I)
Concerto F-major 3violins & strings (tablemusic II)
Concerto F-major 3violins & strings (tablemusic II)
Concerto F-major 3violins & strings (tablemusic II)
Concerto E-major flute,oboe d'amore,viola d'amore & strings
Concerto E-major flute,oboe d'amore,viola d'amore & strings
Concerto E-major flute,oboe d'amore,viola d'amore & strings
Concerto E-major flute,oboe d'amore,viola d'amore & strings

Customer Reviews:

Good sound.......2003-03-17

I'm generally not a big fan of Telemann, however all 4 pieces on this recording are pleasing and interesting. The performance by of the Collegium Musicum 90 is excellent; and although the playing style is mainstream, it is never bland thanks in part to articulate playing from the soloists. The recorded sound is just right (not in your face) and instruments seem naturally balanced (not extensively manipulated).

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Story of Rhythm & Blues V.4 [Import]

The Best of Nina Simone

Sings Bach & Handel

This Time Around [Import]

Stumble [Live]

The Trip

Take Off Your Pants & Jacket [Enhanced] [Import]

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