Episode 4
Donald Macleod explores music Telemann wrote especially for a trip to Paris in 1737, including chamber works for flute, violin and continuo, and a psalm setting.
In October 1737 Telemann took up a longstanding offer to visit Paris where he was welcomed with open arms. Donald Macleod looks at the works Telemann wrote especially for his trip, including a selection of chamber works for flute, violin and continuo and a psalm setting performed twice at Paris' prestigious Concert Spirituel.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
5th movement ('vite') from Quatuor no.2 in A minor
Performer: John Holloway (violin), Linda Brunmayr (flute), Lorenz Duftschmid (viola da gamba), Ulrike Backer (cello), Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
- CPO 777 375-2.
- 1.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in D (Quadri No.2)
Performer: John Holloway (violin), Linda Brunmayr (flute), Lorenz Duftschmid (viola da gamba), Ulrike Backer (cello), Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
- CPO 777 375-2.
- 14 to 19.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Psalm: Deus judicium tuum
Performer: Pztrizia Kwella (soprano), Catherine Denley (alto), Mark Tucker (tenor), Stephen Roberts (bass), Michael George (bass), Collegium Musicum 90, Conductor, Richard Hickox
- Chandos CHAN0548.
- 16 to 24.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Paris Quartet in E minor
Performer: John Holloway (violin), Linda Brunmayr (flute), Lorenz Duftschmid (viola da gamba), Ulrike Backer (cello), Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
- CPO 777 375-2.
- 14 to 19.
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