Torelli / Dresdner Kapellsolisten / Branny - Festive Concerto - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

With 3600 works to his credit, Georg Philipp Telemann is rightly regarded as of one of the most prolific composers of all time. This superlative however has brought him less honor than one may have hoped, because with so many works came the suspicion that quality may have been sacrificed in the process, a view that prevailed especially throughout the 19th century. As a result, the objective study of Telemann and his protean work only began in earnest in the late 20th century, resulting in many discoveries and first performances that show the seriousness and depth of the composer's genius. The present CD features a trio of cantatas from the so-called InchEngel-JahrgangInch (lit. InchAngel cycleInch named for the image of an angel that appears on the cover of the printed scores) dating from 1748/49. In these works, Telemann has already begun to explore the Rococo style, which had just begun to take root and demonstrates his compositional skill and originality at every turn. Three festive cantatas ring out in glorious tones InchDer Herr lebetInch for the first day of Easter, InchEhr und Dank sey Dir gesungenInch for the Feast of St, Michael and InchDer Geist giebt ZeugnisInch for the Day of Pentecost. The Bach-Chor Siegen, the Hannoversche Hofkapelle, singers Miriam Feuersinger, Franz Vitzthum and Klaus Mertens and director Ulrich Stötzel are in their element with Telemann - having previously released several Telemann albums with hänssler CLASSIC - and present another installment of enchanting and accomplished performances of rarely heard music from one of the greatest masters of the Baroque. Album Tracks 1. Der Herr Iebet - Kantate Zum 1. Ostertag TVWV 1 284 2. Ehr Und Dank Sey Dir Gesungen - Kantate Zum Michaelisfest TVWV 1 413 3. Der Geist Giebt Zeugnis - Kantate Zum 1. Pfingsttag TVWV 1 243

Program music refers to music explicitly created to evoke a mood or circumstance, or to illuminate occurrences in nature or acts of humanity and while arguably the form was most predominant during the Romantic era, program music has a long history beginning with the madrigals of the Renaissance. On this record Susanne Branny and the Dresdner Kapellsolisten (Dresden Chapel Soloists) presents two different approaches to program music from the Baroque era with perhaps the quintessential example of Vivaldi's Four Seasons along with a lively version of Telemann's Don Quichotte Suite.

Details 1. I. Allegro 2. II. Adagio 3. III. Allegro 4. I. Allegro 5. II. Adagio 6. III. Allegro 7. I. Maestoso - Various Performers 8. II. Allegro - Various Performers 9. III. Grave - Various Performers 10. IV. Vivace - Various Performers 11. I 12. II. Siciliano 13. III. Vivace 14. I. Allegro 15. II. Adagio 16. III. Allegro