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A famous piece by Georg Philipp Telemann. Popular classical music.

Let me introduce Georg Philipp Telemann, a German Baroque composer who holds a Guinness World Record and is synonymous with the dining-music style Tafelmusik.

Telemann is said to have composed over 4,000 works and left behind many masterpieces.

Though active in Germany, he was also popular in France.

Telemann himself was a superb musician who played many instruments, including the violin, organ, harpsichord, recorder, and lute, and he was such a master that top-tier musicians invited him to perform with them.

It is very difficult to choose from among Telemann’s many great works, but I have selected some representative masterpieces and outstanding performances, and I hope you will give them a listen.

Masterpieces by Georg Philipp Telemann. Popular classical music (21–30)

Sonata in F minor for Bassoon and Basso Continuo, TWV 41:f1Georg Philipp Telemann

Sonata in F minor for Bassoon and Continuo, TWV 41:f1.

Movement I: Triste, Movement II: Allegro, Movement III: Andante, Movement IV: Vivace.

Performed by Travis Peplinski, bassoon, and Ksenia Polstiankina, piano.

Sonata in F major for Oboe and Basso Continuo, TWV 41:F3Georg Philipp Telemann

G.P. Telemann Sonata in F major, complete; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, baroque oboe with Voices of Music
Sonata in F major for Oboe and Basso Continuo, TWV 41:F3Georg Philipp Telemann

Sonata in F major for oboe and basso continuo, TWV 41:F3.

I.

Andante, II.

Vivace, III.

Grave, IV.

Allegro.

Gonzalo X.

Ruiz, Hanneke van Proosdij, William Skeen, David Tayler.

12 Fantasias for Solo Flute, No. 10 in F-sharp minorGeorg Philipp Telemann

Telemann | Fantasia No. 10 in F-sharp minor, TWV 40:11, from Twelve Fantasias for Solo Flute
12 Fantasias for Solo Flute, No. 10 in F-sharp minorGeorg Philipp Telemann

“12 Fantasias for Solo Flute, No.

10 in F-sharp minor” by Georg Philipp Telemann.

Composed by the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann, a leading figure of the late Baroque, this work is unusual for its time in that it lacks basso continuo.

Trio Sonata in C major, TWV 42:C1, for two recorders and basso continuoGeorg Philipp Telemann

Trio Sonata in C major, TWV 42:C1, for two recorders and basso continuo.

I.

Grave – Vivace, II.

Andante, III.

Xantippe, IV.

Dido.

Performed by Barbora Špelinová, Anna Špelinová, and Gábor Prehoffer.

Trio Sonata in F major, TWV 42:F9, for oboe, recorder, and basso continuoGeorg Philipp Telemann

Trio Sonata in F major, TWV 42:F9, for oboe, recorder, and basso continuo.

I.

Allegro, II.

Affettuoso, III.

Presto.

Performed by Giorgio Cassetta, Paolo Polastri, Andrea Bressan, and Lia Levi Minzi.

Trio Sonata in C minor, TWV 42:c2, for Flute, Oboe, and Basso ContinuoGeorg Philipp Telemann

Trio Sonata in C minor, TWV 42:c2, for flute, oboe, and basso continuo.

I.

Largo, II.

Vivace, III.

Andante, IV.

Allegro.

Performed by Nadine Scharman, Gerard Reuter, and Ann Zalkind.

Concerto in A minor for Recorder and Viola da Gamba, TWV 52:a1Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor, TWV 52:a1
Concerto in A minor for Recorder and Viola da Gamba, TWV 52:a1Georg Philipp Telemann

Concerto in A minor, TWV 52:a1, for recorder and viola da gamba.

I.

Grave, II.

Allegro, III.

Dolce, IV.

Allegro.

Performed by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, with Hille Perl on viola da gamba.

Trio Sonata in B-flat major, TWV 42:B4, for Recorder, Harpsichord, and Basso ContinuoGeorg Philipp Telemann

Trio Sonata in B-flat major, TWV 42:B4, for recorder, harpsichord, and basso continuo.

I.

Dolce, II.

Vivace, III.

Siciliana, IV.

Vivace.

Performed by Mufan Chan, Seungok Lee, Susie Cartreine, and Dennis Fan.

Recorder Concerto in C major, TWV 51:C1Georg Philipp Telemann

Recorder Concerto in C major, TWV 51:C1.

I.

Allegretto, II.

Allegro, III.

Andante, IV.

Tempo di Minuetto.

Performed by: recorder – Jana Langenbruch; violins – Elin Nilsson, Sandra Marteleur; and others.

Trio Sonata in A Minor, TWV 42:a1, for Violin, Recorder, and Basso ContinuoGeorg Philipp Telemann

Trio Sonata in A minor, TWV 42:a1, for violin, recorder, and basso continuo.

I.

Affettuoso, II.

Vivace, III.

Grave, IV.

Minuet.

Dante Jongerius, Iris Kengen, Alexander de Bie.