Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann (14 March 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.

Telemann was and still is one of the most prolific composers in history and wrote many amazing songs that all classical fans love (at least in terms of surviving oeuvre) and was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the leading German composers of the time—he was compared favorably both to his friend Johann Sebastian Bach, who made Telemann the godfather and namesake of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and to George Frideric Handel, whom Telemann also knew personally. Telemann's music incorporates several national styles (French, Italian) and is even at times influenced by Polish popular music. He remained at the forefront of all new musical tendencies and his music is an important link between the late Baroque and early Classical styles.

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Georg Philipp Telemann

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Telemann: Sonaten, Trios, Concerti

Released 2014

12 Fantaisies

Released 2013

Ouvertures à 8

Released 2013

Lukas Passion 1728 (Kölner Akademie feat. conductor: Michael Alexander Willens)

Released 2013

36 Fantasias for Harpsichord

Released 2011

Tastes of Europe: Telemann Trios & Quartets (Ensemble Meridiana)

Released 2011

The Complete Violin Concertos, Volume 3

Released 2010

3 Orchestral Suites

Released 2009

Bläserkonzerte (Camerata Köln)

Released 2009

Water Music

Released 2009

Brockes-Passion (Rias Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conductor: René Jacobs, sopranos: Birgitte Christensen / Lydia Teuscher, mezzosoprano: Marie-Claude Chappuis, tenors: Donát Havár / Daniel Behle, baritone: Johannes Weisser

Released 2009

Dorothee Oberlinger: Telemann

Released 2008

Telemann in Major

Released 2008

Ausgewählte Meisterwerke

Released 2008

Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel / Cantatas

Released 2007

Complete Overtures, Volume 1

Released 2006

Sacred Cantatas for Alto and for Tenor

Released 2006

Chamber Music for Oboe (Marcel Ponseele, Richte van der Meer, Pierre Hantaï, Taka Kitazako)

Released 2005

Don Quichotte in Hamburg

Released 2005

Telemann in Minor

Released 2004

Otto Sauter: World of Baroque, Volume 3 (Transcriptions for Trumpet an Organ)

Released 2001

Concertos

Released 2001

Trios and quartets from "Tafelmusik"

Released 1999

Pimpinone oder Die ungleiche Heirat

Released 1998

Wassermusik - Die Relinge - Alster Overture (New London Consort feat. conductor: Philip Picket)

Released 1998

12 Paris Quartets (feat. harpsichord: Gustav Leonardt)

Released 1997

Bläserkonzerte Concertos for Woodwind Instruments (Camerata Köln)

Released 1996

Sonates Corellisantes / Canonic Duos

Released 1993

Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho

Released 1993

Overture / Flute Concertos

Released 1990

Baroque Treasuries, Volume 4: Trumpet Concerto / Trumpet Suite / Overture

Released 1990

Musique de Table

Released 1989

Pimpinone / Der Tag des Gerichts

Released 1989

Six Sonatas for Two Oboes (Ingo Goritzki, Burkhard Glaetzner)

Released 1988

La Cantate des Muses

12 Fantasias for Flute

Wassermusik

Matthäus Passion

Die Klassiksammlung 34: Telemann: Glanz des Barock

Bläserkonzerte (Musica Antiqua Köln feat. conductor: Reinhard Goebel)

Born: 1681-03-14

Died: 1767-06-25

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Nauvoo Orchestra Spring Concert Saturday, March 22

Daily Gate City 19 Mar 2025
- Soloist Jim Fageol will perform Telemann’s “Viola Concerto,” featuring all four movements, with the orchestra providing accompaniment. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was a prolific German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist.
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