Bach Cantata / Triple Concerto – Telemann Concerto

Florilegium

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At the time of Johann Kuhnau’s succession to the post of Cantor of St.Thomas’ Church, on the death of the previous incumbent, Johann Schelle, in March 1701, Georg Philipp Telemann’s presence in Leipzig was not without irritation to the newly appointed Cantor. Although ostensibly a law student, Telemann’s compositions had so impressed one of the city’s Burgomasters that he was rewarded with a fortnightly commission for St.Thomas’, to be accompanied by ‘ample remuneration’. Perhaps noting Telemann’s own observation of Kuhnau – ‘his frail constitution leads one to expect his early death’ – the council reassured the twenty-one year old student of his suitability for the post. Defying all predictions, however, they had to wait over twenty years for a similar opportunity. Kuhnau died on 5th June 1722. Telemann was by this time a musician of considerable repute, established in Hamburg. There were five initial applicants for the newly vacant post, including Telemann. The Leipzig council weren’t going to let him slip the net a second time, and, after complying with his request to be exempted from teaching Latin, he was unanimously elected to the post. Whether Telemann gave serious consideration to the post or not remains unclear, but following the success of his petition to the Hamburg city council for a pay increase, he declined the position. After a second election in 1723, the Darmstadt court capellmeister Christoph Graupner was appointed, but when he failed to obtain release from his employer, Johann Sebastian Bach took his place. And so the two great composers’ paths crossed; yet the different directions their lives would take was evident from early on: for Telemann the new galant style, for Bach the perfecting of his contrapunctal skills….. When Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed Kantor in 1723 to the church of St Thomas, Leipzig, he may have hoped to augment his salary by regular commissions for the composition of secular cantatas for special occasions. But in the event, his expectations were only partially realised. The few commissions Bach received were for royal occasions, such as birthdays, a royal visit to Leipzig by King August III of Poland, homages to University professors and weddings….

Tracklist

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1.
Concerto In A-Minor From Tafelmusik Part 1 - Largo
04:24
2.
Concerto In A-Minor From Tafelmusik Part 1 - Allegro
08:19
3.
Concerto In A-Minor From Tafelmusik Part 1 - Gratios
03:38
4.
Concerto In A-Minor From Tafelmusik Part 1 - Allegro
08:35
5.
Cantata ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore'' - Sinfonia
06:14
6.
Cantata ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore'' - Recitative ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore''
00:55
7.
Cantata ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore'' - Aria ''Parti Pur, E Con Dolore''
08:30
8.
Cantata ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore'' - Recitative ''Tuo Saver Al Temp e l'eta Contrasta''
00:32
9.
Cantata ''Non Sa Che Sia Dolore'' - Aria _Ricetti Gramezza E Paverno_
05:41
10.
Triple Concerto In A-Minor - Allegro
08:37
11.
Triple Concerto In A-Minor - Adiago, Ma Non Tanto, E Doce
05:50
12.
Triple Concerto In A-Minor - Allabreve
07:04

Total time: 01:08:19

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27208

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Cables

van den Hul

Digital Converters

Meitner A/D DSD / Meitner DA

Mastering Engineer

Jared Sacks

Mastering Equipment

B&W 803 diamond series

Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps

Mixing Board

Rens Heijnis custom design

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Jared Sacks, Ashley Solomon

Recording Engineer

Jared Sacks

Recording location

London England 2008

Recording Software

Pyramix bij Merging

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD64

Speakers

Audiolab, Holland

Release DateFebruary 15, 2014

Press reviews

American Record Guide

Intriguing, sparklingly-played comparison of Baroque greats HMV Choice Wonderfully fluent and expressive (…) a certain French suavity in the playing, which comes into its own most fully in the Telemann work.

Gramophone

Buoyant Baroque coupling sparkles with a sense of proportion and balance.

Audiophile Audition 4 out of 5

Another fine effort from Britain’s Florilegium () I have enjoyed almost every disc I have heard from them, and this well-recorded baroque recital holds to those high standards. The Telemann is played with such an obvious relish for the music that you cannot help but be drawn in, and the soloists are a delight from first to last. Lucy Crowe joins the ensemble for the Bach and the ensemble easily adapts to the change of mood without sacrificing any of their earlier enthusiasm. (…) The flute and strings give it a cheerful feeling, as the boy looks forward to getting home and serving his country. Lucy Crowe sings the work probably better than the text deserves! (…) this well-recorded baroque recital holds to those high standards (…) A beautiful album then, with surround sound that engulfs us nicely.
4 Stars,

Luister

Vaardig geschreven en gespeeld entertainment van Telemann (…) En dan komt Bach met in de ‘wereldlijke’ cantate ‘Non sa che sia dolore’ BWV 209 met de sopraan Lucy Crowe als soliste, en dan zijn we weer in de Champions League, muziek van extreeem hogekwaliteit en prachtig door Crowe gezongen (…) Schitterende opname.

The Sunday Times

Few can match Florilegium’s interpretative flair and technical accomplishment in this repertoire
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Fono Forum

Dem sensiblen Vortrag der Sopranistin Lucy Crowe, deren warmes Timbre ebenso wie ihre nuancenreiche Phrasierung eine wunderbare, emotionale reiche Atmosphäre erzeugt.

International Record Review

Florilegium’s accomplished music making in each case surpasses all previous recordings (…) The playing is universally of the utmost refinement and clarity. (…) Lucy Crowe’s bright and agile soprano brought nothing but delight. (…) a well-balanced programme.

HVT

Verzorgd en adembenemend spel (…) barok in optima forma uitgevoerd door een ensemble met uitstekende reputatie op het gebied van authentieke uitvoeringspraktijk.

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