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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

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Telemann 1754 wedding cantata discovered. Details.

Telemann's Germanicus (1704/1710) - 45 arias from this lost opera on a libretto by Christine Dorothea Lachs were discovered in a Frankfurt archive by Dr. Michael Maul, and an edition will be forthcoming from Ortus Musikverlag. It was directed by Gotthold Schwarz at Bachfest Leipzig 2007 and at the 2010 Magdeburg Telemann Festival with spoken text between arias.

Biography from New Grove 2

Georg Philipp Telemann Catalogue TWV

Telemann Festival - Magdeburg

Frankfurter Telemann-Gesellschaft [Telemann am Main (Newsletters)]

Hamburger Telemann-Gesellschaft

Concerts

Telemann. Miriways (Hamburg 1728). Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. Miriways: Markus Volpert, baritone; Sophi: Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Bemira: Julie Martin du Theil, soprano; Nisibis: Gabriele Hierdeis, soprano; Murzah: Stefan Zenkl, baritone; Zemir: Susanne Drexi, mezzo-soprano; Samischa: Ida Adrian, mezzo-soprano. 23 September 2012, 6 pm, Brucknerfest Linz.

Photo of Christine Wolff and Wolfgang Newerla in costume as Vespetta & Pimpinone.

Recent Recordings

Telemann. Miriways (Hamburg 1728). cpo. Forthcoming. Details. Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. Miriways: Markus Volpert, baritone; Sophi: Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Bemira: Julie Martin du Theil, soprano; Nisibis: Gabriele Hierdeis, soprano; Murzah: Stefan Zenkl, baritone; Zemir: Susanne Drexi, mezzo-soprano; Samischa: Ida Adrian, mezzo-soprano. Broadcast from Magdeburg in April 2012. Great opera, with several movements requiring virtuoso horn playing.

Telemann. Lukas-Passion 1728. cpo (2 CDs, March 2013). Details. Michael Alexander Willens, Kölner Akademie. Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Wolfgang Klose, tenor; Christian Hilz, bass; Raimondis Spogis, bass; Thilo Dahlmann, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst (Hamburg, 1725-26). Complete recording of all 72 cantatas by Bergen Barokk in progress:
Volume 5: The cantatas for high voice, violin & basso continuo I. Toccata Classics TOCC 0102 (1 CD, April 2013). Details. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Volume 4: The cantatas for middle voice, transverse flute & basso continuo I. Toccata Classics TOCC 0084 (1 CD, February 2012). Details. Franz Vitzthum, countertenor; Peter Holtslag, traverso; Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord & organ; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello & viol. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Volume 3: The cantatas for high voice, recorder and basso continuo II. Toccata Classics TOCC 0074 (1 CD, March 2011). Details. Mona Julsrud, soprano; Frode Thorsen, recorder; Thomas Boysen, theorbo; Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord & organ; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello. Handel borrowed opening theme from the first cantata on this disk for "And he shall purify". US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Volume 2: The cantatas for middle voice, violin and basso continuo I. Toccata Classics TOCC 0057 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Franz Vitzthum, countertenor; Bjarte Eike, violin; Hans Knut Svenn, harpsichord & organ; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Volume 1: The cantatas for high voice, recorder & basso continuo I. Toccata Classics TOCC 0037 (1 CD, August 2006). Details. Mona Julsrud, soprano; Frode Thorsen, recorder; Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello. This is a superb performance and recording. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Cantatas and chamber music with recorder. Brilliant Classics (1 CD, March 2013). Gemma Bertagnolli, soprano. Stefano Bagliano, Collegium Pro Musica. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Telemannisches Gesangbuch. Carus (1 CD, February 2013). Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone. Thomas Fritzsch, Stefan Maass, Michael Schönheit, Vincent Frisch. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Complete Violin Concertos. Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin. Vol. 5. cpo. (1 CD, November 2012). The Wallfisch Band. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 4. cpo. (1 CD, May 2012). The Wallfisch Band. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 3. cpo 999 900-2. (1 CD, August 2010). The Wallfisch Band. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 2. cpo 777 089-2 (1 CD, January 2007). L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 1. cpo 999 900-2. (1 CD 2004). L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Oeuvres pour Clavier - Ouverture, Concerto, Fantaisies, Chorals. Euromusic (1 CD, November 2012). Cover. Olivier Baumont, harpsichord. UK | FR | DE

Telemann. Gott Zebaoth in deinem Namen - Cantatas vol. 2. cpo (1 CD, September 2012). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Veronika Winter, soprano; Lena Susanne Norin, contralto; Jan Kobow, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Hoffnung des Widersehens. dhm (1 CD, September 2012). Dorothee Mields, soprano. Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Flavius Bertaridus, König der Langobarden TWV 21:27 (Hamburg 1729). dhm 0886919260526 (3 CDs, August 2012). I: 73:13; II: 67:39; III: 64:33. Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis. Flavius Bertaridus: Maîte Beaumont, mezzo-soprano; Rodelinda: Nina Bernsteiner, soprano; Onulfus: David D.Q. Lee, countertenor; Flavia: Ann-Beth Solvang, mezzo-soprano; Grimoaldus: Antonio Abete, bass; Orontes: Jürgen Sacher, tenor; Cunibert: Katerina Tretyakova, soprano; Regimbert / Schutzgeist: Mélissa Petit, soprano. Appalling audio quality, especially the overloaded orchestra, unacceptable for a commercial release. It sounds worse than many contemporary radio broadcasts. Sony should recall this horrible CD and re-record it. Here are the culprits (are they deaf?): Executive Producer: Anselm Cybinski. Sound Engineer/Mastering: Peter Ghirardini for realsound.it. Recording Producer/Digital Editing: Julian Schwenkner for realsound.it (Should be reallybadsound.it, and their website design is as incompetent as their recording.) US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Johannes-Passion 1733 (TWV 5:18). Amati 2601/2 (2 CDs, July 2012). Michael Scholl, Cammermusik Potsdam, Kammerchor der Biederitzer Kantorei. Evangelist: Michael Zabanoff, tenor; Jesus: Matthias Vieweg, baritone; Grit Wagner, soprano; Cornelia Dibschlag, mezzo-soprano; Ulrike Mayer, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Fröb, tenor; Florian Götz, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Paris Quartets. dhm (1 CD, June 2012). The Age of Passions. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. The Autograph Scores. Chandos CHAN 0787 (1 CD, April 2012). Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Cantatas. Hänssler (1 CD, February 2012). Ulrich Stölzel, Collegium vocale Siegen, Hannoversche Hofkapelle. Stefanie Wüst, soprano; Angela Froemer, contralto; Georg Poplutz, tenor; Jens Hamann, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Passions Oratorium: Das seliges Erwägen des bitteren Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi. Brilliant Classics 94318 (2 CDs, February 2012, second Brilliant reissue of the 1990 recording on Amati 8905/2). Wolfgang Schäfer, L'Arpa Festante München, Freiburger Vokalensemble. Die Andacht: Zeger Vandersteene, tenor; Petrus: Stefan Dörr, tenor; Jesus: Berthold Possemeyer, baritone; Caiphus: Johan-René Schmidt, baritone. UK | FR | DE

Telemann. Germanicus. cpo (3 CDs, November 2011). Details. Gotthold Schwarz, Sächsisches Barockorchester. Agrippina: Elisabeth Scholl, soprano; Claudia: Olivia Stahn, soprano; Florus / Lucius: Matthias Rexroth, countertenor; Segestes: Albrecht Sack, tenor; Germanicus: Henryk Böhm, bass; Arminius: Tobias Berndt, bass. Dieter Bellmann, speaker. (The recitatives did not survive.) US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. A Fagotto Solo. Ricercar RIC 314 (1 CD, October 2011). Jérémie Papasergio, Syntagma Amici. Oboes and bassoons with historically-informed reeds and fingerings, generally not used by mainstream "HIP" performers. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. 36 Fantasias. Brilliant Classics 94228 (3 CDs, December 2011). Andrea Coen, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. A Journey Through Literature. Ambronay (1 CD, November 2011). Details. Les Esprits Animaux. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Telemann. Kantaten. Querstand (1 CD, November 2011). Margot Oitzinger, soprano. La Gioconda. UK | FR | DE | JP

Telemann. Italian Opera Arias & Violin Concerto. dhm (1 CD, October 2011). Concert program. Núria Rial, soprano. Julia Schröder, violin. Kammerorchester Basel. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. A Week of Telemann - Scherzi Melodichi & Cantatas. Capriccio C5057 (1 CD, July 2011). Details / Track List. Agnes Scheibelreiter, soprano. Ensemble Delirio. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Quatuors Parisiens vol. 2 & 3. cpo (2 CDs, May 2011). John Holloway, violin; Linde Brunmayr, traverso; Lorenz Duftschmid, viola da gamba; Ulrike Becker, cello; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Tod Jesu (Hamburg 1755). Rondeau ROP 6038 (1 CD, April 2011). Details. Gotthold Schwarz, director & bass, Bach Consort Leipzig. Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano; Susanne Krumbiegel, contralto; Albrecht Sack, tenor. Along with Gotthold Schwarz's outstanding OVPP recording of Der Tag des Gerichts, this is one of my favorite Telemann recordings. Highly recommended! US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Johannes-Passion 1749 (TWV 5:34). Amati AMI 2503 (2 CDs, April 2011). Michael Scholl, telemann-consort-magdeburg, Kammerchor der Biederitzer Kantorei. Britta Schwarz, mezzo-soprano; Michael Zabanoff, tenor; Tobias Wollner, tenor; Thomas Fröb, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, baritone. UK | FR | DE

Telemann. Lukas Passion 1748 (TVWV 5:33, 1748). cpo 777 601-2 (2 CDs, May 2011). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert, Rheinische Kantorei. Veronika Winter, soprano; Anne Bierwirth, contralto; Julian Podger, tenor; Clemens Heinrich, bass; Matthias Vieweg, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann, Hoffmann, Kaiser, Heinichen. Telemann and the Leipzig Opera. Pan Classics PC 10237 (1 CD, April 2011). Jan Kobow, tenor & director. United Continuo Ensemble. Popular arias from "Musicalische Rüstkammer" (1719), a recently authenticated collection of about 100 choice arias. For more details, see Barockoper in Leipzig (1693-1720) by Michael Maul, who wrote the liner notes for this CD. Includes Telemann arias from the operas, mostly lost, Mario, Die königliche Schäferin Margenis, Der lachende Democritus, Der unglückliche Alcmeon, Der gestürzte Epopeus, Dei syrische Unruh, Ariadne & Die Satyren in Arcadien. Hoffmann arias from Rhea Sylvia, Echo & Narcissus, Die asiatische Banise, Ismenie & Montaldo. Kaiser arias from Hercules & Hebe, Der geliebte Adonis. Heinichen arias from Die getreue Schäferin Daphne. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Ich hoffete aufs Licht - Funeral Music for Emperor Karl VII (TVWV 4:13, 1745). cpo 777 603-2 (1 CD, April 2011). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Gabriele Hierdeis, soprano; Annegret Kleindopf, soprano; Dmitry Egorov, countertenor; Ulrike Andersen, contralto; Georg Poplutz, tenor; Benjamin Kirchner, tenor; Nils Cooper, bass; Stephan Schreckenberger, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Concerti & Sonata a 4. Brilliant Classics (1 CD, March 2011). Stefano Veggetti, Ensemble Cordia. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Schirokkos Telemann - Newly-discovered Sacred Arias. Ambitus amb 96947 (1 CD, March 2011). Details. Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano. Rachel Harris, Ensemble Schirokko. UK | FR | DE

J.S. Bach, Telemann, Johann Krieger (1652-1735), Antonio Pino (17th Century), Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646-1712). Musica Michaelis - Festliche Kantaten. Amati AMI-2502 (1 CD, March 2011). Details (pdf). Dominik Wörner, bass, Le Concert Royal. Telemann: "Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Weit" TWV 7:20. UK | FR | DE

Telemann. Orpheus oder "Die wunderbare Beständigkeit der Liebe" (Hamburg 1726). dhm 88697805972 (2 CDs, March 2011). Details. Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. Orasia: Dorothee Mields, soprano; Orpheus: Markus Volpert, baritone; Eurydice: Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Ismene: Barbara Kraus, soprano; Eurimedes: Christian Zenker, tenor; Cephisa / Priesterin: Marelize Gerber, soprano; Pluto: Reinhard Meyer, bass; Ascalax: Julie Comparini, contralto. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Kapitänsmusik 1738. cpo 777 386-2 (2 CDs, January 2011). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Veronika Winter, soprano; Cornelia Samuelis, soprano; Jan Kobow, tenor; Immo Schröder, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass; Gregor Finke, bass. Outstanding music, performances and recording. Highly recommended! In Kapitänsmusik, for the annual festive banquet for the officer corps of the Hamburg civic guard, an oratorio was paired with a serenata. However, the 1738 "oratorio" in both text and music is essentially a serenata with the closing chorale "Now thank we all our God". The named characters are Hammonia - Hamburg (Winter), Die Andacht - Devotion (Samuelis), Das Vertrauen - Trust (tenor), Die Unachtsamkeit - Negligence (tenor), Die Warheit - Truth (bass), & Die Gerechtigkeit - Justice (bass). (The liner notes fail to indicate the singers' role assignments.) There are several movements with soloists and chorus, a galant aria for soprano, a chorus that begins like a Lullian passacaille, a pastoral soprano aria with recorders, a quartet of Devotion, Trust, Truth & Justice, and a comic aria for Negligence. The named characters in the serenata are Der Friede - Peace (Winter), Der Schutzgeist Deutschlands - Germany's Guardian Spirit (Samuelis), Die Elbe (tenor), Die Zaghaftigkeit - Timidity (tenor), Der Kreigsgeist - Spirit of War (bass), and Der Neid - Envy (bass). It features choral movements with piccolos and field drum which at times sound like Rameau, difficult galant arias, a 6/8 pastoral aria, "Scäfer stellt die Freuden ein" that sounds somewhat like "He shall feed his flock like a shepherd", and a comic aria for Timidity "Hide the provisions, bury the teasure".
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Telemann. Concerti & Sonata a 4. Brilliant Classics (1 CD, March 2011). Stefano Veggetti, Ensemble Cordia. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Telemannia. Proprius PRCD 2059 (1 CD, January 2011). Details. Maria Lindal, REBaroque. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Trios & Quartets. cpo (1 CD, February 2011). Epoca Barocca. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Wind Concertos Vol. 1. cpo 777 032-2 (1 CD, November 2007). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt, Camerata Köln. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 2. cpo 777 267-2 (1 CD, June 2008). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 3. cpo 777 268-2 (1 CD, June 2008). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 4. cpo 777 401-2 (1 CD, May 2009). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 5. cpo (1 CD, December 2010). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 6. cpo (1 CD, November 2011). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vol. 7. cpo (1 CD, November 2011). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Complete Orchestral Suites. Caro Mitis. Pavel Serbin, Pratum Integrum Orchestra. Vol. 4. CM 0022010 (2 CDs, September 2011). UK | FR | DE
Vol. 3. CM 0032008-2 (2 CDs, December 2010). Details / Liner Notes. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 2. CM 0022008-2 (2 CDs, January 2010). Details / Liner Notes. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 1. CM 0082007 (1 CD, April 2009). Details / Liner Notes. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Tag des Gerichts TWV 6:8. Rondeau ROP 6036 (1 CD, November 2010). Gotthold Schwarz, director & bass. Bach Consort Leipzig. Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano; Susanne Krumbeigel, contralto; Tobias Hunger, tenor. The best OVPP choral singing I've heard to date. Libretto in German only, but there is an excellent English translation in the booklet with the Capriccio recording by Max et al. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Tag des Gerichts. Recorded in autumn 2009. David Stern, Opera Fuoco. Lisa Larsson or Chantal Santon Jeffery, soprano; Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Paul Agnew, tenor; Markus Weba, baritone; Raimund Nolte, bass.

Telemann. The Complete Tafelmusik. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902042/45 (4 CDs, October 2010). Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude, Telemann, J.S. Bach. Jesu meine Freude - German Baroque Cantatas vol. 2. Sony Vivarte 88697627402 (1 CD, January 2010). Details. Stephan MacLeod, director & bass, Gli Angeli Genève. Hana Blažíková, soprano; Julia von Landsberg, soprano; Pascal Bertin, countertenor; Jan Kobow, tenor. Buxtehude: Jesu, meine Freude BuxWV 60; Telemann, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele TWV 1:1253-54; Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227; Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen BWV 81; Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 180. US | FR | DE | CA | JP

Lobt Gott ihr Christen allzugleich - Baroque Bass Cantatas from the Mügeln Archive. cpo 777 298-2 (1 CD, February 2010). Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone. Shalev Ad-El, Accademia Daniel. Emanuel Kegel: Nichts ist süßer als die Liebe; Christian Wolff: Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin; Johann Theodor Römhild: Es geht kein andrer Weg zum Himmel & Meine Sonne stehet stille; Hoffmann: Lobt Gott ihr Christen allzugleich; Johann Donati: Mein Hertzens-Hauß bereite dich; Telemann: Kaum ist der Heyland auf der Erden. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Cantatas. cpo 777 261-2 (1 CD, 2011). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Veronika Winter, soprano; Lena Suanne Norin, mezzo-soprano; Jan Kobow, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass.

Telemann. Cantatas. J.S. Bach & Hertel. Organ works. NCA 60209 (1 CD, April 2010). Details. Musica Angelica: Robin Johannsen, soprano; Gonzalo Ruiz, oboe; Jeremy Joseph, organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39 (1757)/ Nun danket alle Gott TVWV 1:1166. Carus 83.439 (1 CD, January 2010). Fritz Näf, L'arpa festante, Basler Madrigalisten. Monika Mauch, soprano; Gerhild Romberger, contralto; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Gotthold Schwarz, bass. While the 1991 Max recording of Die Tageszeiten was certainly adequate, this fine new version clearly surpasses it. Die Tageszeiten is comprised of four cantatas for the four times of the day, morning, noon, evening and night, for soprano with trumpet, alto with viola da gamba, tenor with 2 flutes & bass with 2 oboes & bassoon respectively. The festive work, Nun danket alle Gott, which I had not heard previously, is scored for trumpets and horns. There is only one surviving copy which does not indicate the date of composition (probably early) or the occasion for which it was composed. Both the performance and recording are excellent. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. "O woe! O woe! My canary is dead!" - Secular cantatas and orchestral suites. Accent ACC 24199 (1 CD, January 2010). Ewald Demeyere, Bach Concentus. Dorothee Mields, soprano. Vinciane Baudhuin, oboe. The recording of the suites is exceptional. In the cantatas, the soloist sounds more reverberant than the orchestra. It's a fine performance nonetheless of two previously unrecorded secular cantatas. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Geduldige Socrates. Harmonia Mundi. Forthcoming. René Jacobs, AKAMUS.

Telemann. Bass Cantatas. Brilliant Classics 93940 (1 CD, October 2009). Christian Hilz, bass. Stefano Veggetti, Ensemble Cordia. Die Gnadenthüre steht dir offen, TWV 1:339; Herr, erhöre meine Stimme, TWV 1:738; Ach Herr, lehr uns bedenken wohl, TWV 1:24; Ouverture in D major, TWV 55:21; Sinfonia from Miriways, TWV 21:24; Der stürmende Aeolus from the Water Ouverture; Largo from the Serenade "Deutschland grünt & blüht im Frieden" TWV 12:1. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Six Cantatas 1731 (TVWV 20 Nr. 17-22). cpo 777 297-2 (1 CD, September 2009). Ludger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe. Maria Jonas, soprano; Klaus Mertens, baritone. This set of cantatas contains some of Telemann's finest arias. Unlike later sets of "moral cantatas", they all have orchestral accompaniment. Stylistically, they are analogous to J.S. Bach's secular cantatas. They made a strong impression on Agricola, later a pupil of Bach, who wrote that they "gave me ... an idea of how vocal pieces, when they are to be beautiful, must be organized." The two fine soprano arias in the third cantata were borrowed from the 1724 Kapitänsmusik, also recorded recently by Rémy. Here he takes the first aria much slower than in the Kapitänsmusik recording, then cuts the da capo repeat. The fourth cantata (for baritone) contains the only aria known to survive from the lost opera Margaretha and an aria from the 1730 Kapitänsmusik. Recommended, with my usual reservation about the excessive organ continuo found in nearly all German performances. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Dixit Dominus. Telemann. Deus Judicium Tuum. Eloquentia EL 0916 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Pierre Cao, Arsys Bourgogne Choir, Harmonie Universelle. Yeree Suh, soprano; Ingrid Perruche, soprano; Britta Schwarz, contralto; Markus Schäffer, tenor; Alain Buet, bass (Teleman); Arnaud Richard, bass (Handel). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der aus der Löwengrube erettete Daniel (Hamburg 1731). cpo 777 397-2 (1 CD, July 2009). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Annemei Blessing Leyhausen, soprano; Annegret Kleindopf, soprano; Laurie Reviol, soprano; Kai Wessel, countertenor; Julian Prégardien, tenor; Jörn Lindemann, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass; Stephan Schreckenberger, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Kapitänsmusik 1744 TVWV 15:15. cpo 777 390-2 (2 CDs, May 2009). CD 1: Oratorio "Vereint euch, ihr Brüder" (71'20); CD 2: Serenata "Freyheit!" (75'19). Manfred Cordes, Weiser-Renaissance. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Monika Mauch, soprano; Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Immo Schröder, tenor; Dominik Wörner, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Brockes Passion (1719). Harmonia Mundi HMC 902013/14 (2 CDs, March 2009). Details. René Jacobs, AKAMUS, RIAS-Kammerchor. Brigitte Christensen, soprano; Lydia Teuscher, soprano; Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano; Donát Havár, tenor; Daniel Behle, tenor; Johannes Weisser, baritone. Scathing review by Brian Clark in EMR 130: 39 (May 2009): "Subjugated to the cult of the conductor"; arias cut from the climax of the work; "solo voices too big for my taste"; etc. Fortunately, the complete recording of this, the greatest of the Brockes Passions, by McGegan on Hungaroton is excellent. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Passion Cantatas: Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen. cpo 777 299-2 (1 CD, March 2009). Klaus Mertens, baritone. Shalev Ad-El, Accademia Daniel. Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus TWV 1:364; Was gibst du denn, o meine Seele TWV 1:1510; Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen TWV 1:983; Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen TWV 1:884; Ach Herr! Lehr uns bedenken wohl TWV 1:24. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Paris Quartets vol. 1. cpo 777 375-2 (1 CD, March 2009). John Holloway, violin; Linde Brunmayr, traverso; Lorenz Duftschmidt, viola da gamba; Ulrike Becker, cello; Lars-Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. 3 Orchestral Suites. cpo 777 218-2 (1 CD, February 2009). Carin van Heerden, recorder, oboe & director, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Christmas Cantatas / Ouverture à la Pastorelle. Christoph Bernhard. Fürchtett euch night - Weichnachtskonzert. Hungaroton HCD 32611 (1 CD, October 2008). Details. Pál Németh, Capella Savaria. Mária Zádori, soprano; Judit Németh, mezzo-soprano; Gábor Kállay, tenor; Klaus Mertens, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Telemann. Bass Kantaten. Rondeau ROP 6022 (1 CD, November 2008). Details. Gotthold Schwarz, bass; Sächsische Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Musik der Hamburger Pfeffersäcke. Raumklang RK 2703 (1 CD, May 2008). Details. Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg, Yeree Suh, soprano. Telemann, Ouverture & arias from Omphale (c.1723); Keiser, Suite from Hercules und Hebe (1699); Handel, Sinfonia & violin concerto (c.1706/07). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann, Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731). Mitteldeutsche Barockkantaten. Amati AMI 2305 (1 CD, November 2008). Michael Scholl, Telemann-Consort-Magdeburg, Biederitzer Kantorei. Susanne Gorzny, soprano; Steve Waechter, countertenor; Michael Zabanoff, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass. UK | FR | DE | JP

Telemann. Kapitänsmusik 1724 (TVWV 15:2). cpo 777 176-2 (1 CD, September 2008). Ludger Rémy, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein. Magdalena Podkoscielna, soprano; David Erler, countertenor; Andreas Post, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass; Ekkehard Abele, bass. Contents: Oratorio "Freuet euch des Herrn" & Serenata "Geliebter Aufenthalt beglückter Stille". US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Paris Quartets. Brilliant Classics (3 CDs, April 2008). Jed Wentz, Musica ad Rhenum. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Zerschmettert die Götzen - Cantatas. cpo 777 249-2 (1 CD, September 2007). Shalev Ad-El, Accademia Daniel. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Klaus Mertens, baritone. Contents: Zerschmettert die Götzen TWV 2:7; Meine Rede bleibt betrübt TWV 1:1099; Dein Schaden ist verzweifelt böse TWV 1:1033. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel - Cantatas. cpo 777 195-2 (1 CD, June 2007). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Veronika Winter, soprano; Lena Susanne Norin, contralto; Jan Kobow, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass. In TWV 1:377: Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano; Claudia Schubert, contralto; Howard Crook, tenor; Gotthold Schwarz, bass. Contents: Drei sind, dia da zeugen im Himmel TWV 1:377 (1711); Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis TWV 1:843 (1717); Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste TWV 1:1629 (1727); Er kam, lobsingt ihm TWV 1:377 (1759). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Alto Cantatas. Enchiriadis EN2017 (1 CD, February 2007). Marta Infante, contralto. Raul Mallavibarrena, Ensemble Fontegara. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Cantatas for Bass. Accent ACC 24167 (1 CD, January 2007). Klaus Mertens, bass. Marcel Ponseele, Il Gardellino. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Musica Sacra - Kantaten aus dem Harmonischen Gottesdienst. Canterino Cnt 1 041 (Details) & 042 (Details) (2 CDs 1993); reissued on Brilliant Classics 93095 (2007). Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano (vol. 1); Klaus Mertens, baritone (vol. 2). Il Concertino Köln. Brilliant reissue: US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Geistliches Singen und Spielen (Eisenach 1710-1711) - Christmas Cantatas. Fuga Libera FUG 520 (1 CD, October 2006). Details. Paul Dombrecht, Il Fondamento. Greta De Reyghere, soprano; Johannette Zomer, soprano; Steve Dugardin, countertenor; Mikael Stenbaek, tenor; Huub Claessens, bass. "Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland" TWV 1:1174; "Der Jüngste Tag wird bald sein Zie erreichen" TWV 1:301; "Uns ist ein Kind geboren" TWV 1:1451; "Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ" TWV 1:612. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Ouverture for Recorder, Fantasias, Concerto for Recorder & Viola da Gamba. Paradizo PA0002 (1 CD, January 2007). Julien Martin, recorder. Skip Sempé, Capriccio Stravagante. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Markus-Passion 1755 TWV 5:40. Amati AMI 2302/2 (2 CDs 2006). Details. Michael Scholl, Telemann Consort Magdeburg & Biederitzer Kantorei. Die Andacht: Friederike Holzhausen, soprano; Der Glaube: Susanne Gorzny, soprano; Evangelist: Michael Zabanoff, tenor; Die Treue / Petrus / Hohepriester / Pilatus / Jude: Matthias Vieweg, bass; Jesus: Sören von Billerbeck, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Gambenkonzerte. dhm 8287685055 (1 CD, September 2006). Hille Perl, viola da gamba. Petra Müllejans, Freiburger Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Komm Geist des Herrn. Late Cantatas. cpo 777 064-2 (1 CD, July 2006). Ludger Rémy, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein, Kammerchor Michaelstein. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Elisabeth Graf, contralto; Knut Schoch, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel, Telemann & Abel. Viola da Gamba Concertata. Raumklang RK 9806 (1 CD, 2000). Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba; Julianne Banse, soprano; Robert Ehrlich, recorder; Mitteldeutsche Barocksolisten Leipzig. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Reissued in 2010. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Singe-, Spiel- und Generalbass-Übungen 1735. cpo 777 045-2. (1 CD, January 2006). Klaus Mertens, bass; Ludger Rémy, harpsichord. This collection of 79 secular songs, many humorous, by popular German poets including Brockes was sold by subscription shortly after Der Getreue Music-Meister and is of similarly high quality. It also was and still is a valuable source for learning figured bass accompaniment, as Telemann wrote out suggested right hand chords as well as providing detailed instructions with each song. Highly recommended! US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Pastorelle en musique (Opera / Serenata, 1704). Capriccio 71 054/55 (2 CDs, September 2005). Kirill Karabits, Capella Leopoldina. Celiste: Doerthe Maria Sandmann, soprano; Iris: Bernarda Fink, contralto; Amynthas: Lydia Vierlinger, contralto; Knirfix: Bernhard Berchtold, tenor; Damon: Mathias Hausmann, bass. The first recording of Telemann's earliest surviving opera, which is based on Molière. Favorably reviewed in the December 2005 issue of Early Music Review by Brian Clark, who is to be commended for condemning Capriccio's current practice of superimposing tiny type in the libretto over black-and-white background images of the cover graphics, rendering it completely unreadable by those of us over 45. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Göttlichs Kind. Advents- und Weihnachtsmusik. Carus 83.180 (1 CD, October 2005). Details. Kay Johannsen, Solistenensemble Stimmkunst & Ensemble 94. Susanne Rydén, soprano; Britta Schwarz, contralto; Andreas Karasiak, tenor; Sebastian Noack, bass. Contents: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr; Göttlichs Kind, lass mit Entzücken; In deinem Wort und Sakrament; Lauter Wonne, lauter Freude; Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Don Quichotte in Hamburg. Raumklang RK 2502 (1 CD, October 2005). Details. Overtures by Telemann, Mattheson & Conti. Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Heilig, heilig, heilig ist Gott (Oratorio, Hamburg 1747). Hänssler 098489000 (1 CD, April 2005). Details. Ulrich Stölzel, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Trompeten Consort Friedemann Immer, Collegium Vocale des Bach-Chores Siegen. Monika Mauch, soprano; Ralf Popken, countertenor; Andreas Post, tenor; Albrecht Pöhl, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Ein feste Burg. Carus 83.166 (1 CD, June 2005). Details. Holger Speck, Les Favorites & Vocalensemble Rastatt. Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet. Ruth Ziesak & Sonja Erwied, sopranos; Arnon Zlotnik, countertenor; Jan Kobow, tenor; Konstantin Wolff, bass. Choral motet "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" TWV 8:7; Motet "Es segne uns Gott" TWV 8:8; 2 German Psalms ("Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen" TWV 7:44 & "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied" TWV 7:30); Motet "Halt, was du hast" TWV 8:9; Hamburgische Trauermusik for 2 Oboes, 2 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, & Bc. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Flötenquartette. DG-Archiv 477 537-9 (1 CD, April 2005). Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln. Maurice Steger, recorder; Verena Fischer, traverso. Apparently the first recording. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Essercizii Musici, volume I. Alba 180 (2 CDs 2004). Details. Ensemble Battalia. US | DE | FR | UK | CA | JP

Essercizii Musici, volume II. Alba 181 (2 CDs 2005). Details. Ensemble Battalia. US | DE | FR | UK | CA | JP

Telemann, Vivaldi, Graupner. Concerti d'Amore. Accent ACC24151 (1 CD, November 2004). Marcel Ponseele, oboe & director, Ensemble Il Gardellino. Concertos for oboe d'amore & viola d'amore. UK | DE | FR | JP

Telemann. Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes. cpo 999 764-2 (1 CD, October 2004). Ruth Ziesak, soprano. Camerata Köln. Contents: Die Glut des Zorns TWV 1:331 (No. 42), Fuga in A Major TWV 30:8, Mein Glaube ringt in letzten Zügen TWV 1:184 (No. 67), Fuga in G Major TWV 30:6, Da, Jesu, Deinen Ruhm zu mehren TWV 1:531 (No. 48), Fuga in c minor TWV 30:13, Ein Jammerton, ein schluchzend Ach TWV 1:424 (No. 5), Fuga in a minor TWV 30:20, Ertrage nur das Joch der Mängel TWV 1:479 (No. 35). US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Perpetuum mobile: Cantatas and chamber music. Carus 83.165 (1 CD, November 2004). Details. Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Benoît Haller, tenor; Han Tol, recorder. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Cantatas and chamber music. Stradivarius STR33687 (1 CD, October 2004). Wond'Rous Machine. Max van Egmond, baritone. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Basso Solo: 3 cantatas for bass plus orchestral music. HR-Musik.de 02103. (1 CD 2004). Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone; Accademia Daniel. UK | DE | FR | JP

Telemann. Die Gekreuzigte Liebe TWV 5:4 (1731). Amati AMI 2202/2 (2 CDs 2004). Passion oratorio, libretto by Johann Ulrich König. Michael Scholl, Weimarer Barockensemble & Biederitzer Kantorei. Maria / Gläubige Seele: Friederike Holzhausen, soprano; Maria Magdalena: Susanne Gorzny, soprano; Andächtige Seele: Manja Raschka, mezzo-soprano; Johannes / Pilatus / Hauptmann: Ralph Eschrig, tenor; Jesus: Jörg Schneider, bass; Petrus / Arias: Matthias Vieweg, bass. (Performed at the 2003 Biederitzer Musiksommer.) US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Messias / Concerti. cpo 999 847-2. (1 CD 2003). Ludger Rémy, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein. Veronika Winter, soprano; Marion Eckstein, contralto; Jan Kobow, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Oden 1741. cpo 999 816-2. (1 CD 2003). Klaus Mertens, bass; Ludger Rémy, harpsichord. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Trauer-Actus / Cantatas. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901768. (1 CD 2002). Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cöln. US | UK | DE | FR | CA
Reissued 2010: US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Kantaten. Amati AMI0001 (1 CD 2002). Contents: Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe TWV 1:1328; Siehe an meinen Jammer TWV 1:1313; Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt TWV 1:1586; Der Gott unsers Herrn Jesu Christ TWV 1:254. Michael Scholl, Weimarer Barockensemble, Kammerchor der Biederitzer Kantorei. Susanne Gorzny, soprano; Henning Voss, countertenor; Ralph Eschrig, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass. UK | DE | FR

Telemann. Matthäus-Passion (1750) TWV 5:35. Raum Klang RK 2002 (2 CDs 2002). Review by Johann van Veen. Hans-Christoph Rademann, Dresdner Barockorcherster, Magdeburger Kammerchor. Ulrike Staude, soprano; Elisabeth Wilke, contralto; Martin Wölfel, countertenor; Evangelist: Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Jesus: Jörg Hempel, bass; Egbert Junghanns, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Das befreite Israel / Der Mai / Overture in f. cpo 999 673-2. (1 CD 2001). Hermann Max, Rheinishce Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano; Claudia Schubert, contralto; Howard Crook, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass; Ekkehard Abele, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Frühe Kantaten. (Early & unpublished cantatas.) Cantate C 58012 (1 CD 2001). Detailed review by Prof Dr. Wolfram Steude in Telemann am Main 2:7-9 (pdf). Matthias Jung, Sächsisches Vocalensemble. Gela Birckenstaedt, soprano; Frédéric Meylan, countertenor; Martin Krumbiegel, tenor; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Matthäus-Passion 1758 TWV 5:43. Amati AMI 9902/2 (2 CDs 2000). Details. Michael Scholl, Magdeburger Barockorchester & Biederitzer Kantorei. Friederike Holzhausen, soprano; Elisabeth GRüdiger, soprano; Renate Kappert, soprano; Frédéric Meylan, countertenor; Sebastian Reim, tenor; Roland Fenes, baritone; Ralf Grobe, baritone. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Recommended Recordings

Telemann. Ino (Dramatic Cantata) / Overture in D (both c.1765). DG-Archiv 429 772-2 (1 CD 1990). Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln. Barbara Schlick, soprano. Comparison with Harnoncourt's recording. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP
Reissued in 2009: US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Getreue Music-Meister. dhm 05472-77239-2 (5 CDs 1992). Camerata Köln. Barbara Schlick, Martina Lins, Kai Wessel, Martin Post, Hans-Georg Wimmer. Telemann's own compilation of popular music, including arias from otherwise lost operas. Highly recommended! US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Der Geduldige Socrates - Hungaroton SLPD 12957/61 (5 LPs) & HCD 12957/60 (4 CDs 1987). Details. Nicolas McGegan, Capella Savaria. Socrates: József Gregor, Rodisette: Éva Vámossy, Edronica: Katlalin Farkas, Xantippe: Éva Bártfai-Barta, Amitta: Júlia Pászthy, Melito: Guy de Mer, Antippo: Paul Esswood, Nicia: István Gáti, Aristophanes: Gábor Kállay, Pitho: Martin Kleitmann. Based on a 17th Century Italian libretto, mostly translated into German, with additions, this opera was a showcase for Telemann when he joined the Hamburg Opera. See my comments under Damon. There probably is more diversity of musical style in Socrates than in the life work of Handel, with French dances, comic duos and arias, ie "Ein Mädchen und ein Gläschen Wein", and serious Italian arias. At the same time, Telemann regularly set traditional Lutheran chorales in his sacred works. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Damon - Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon oder Die Satyrn in Arkadien (The Newfangled Lover Damon or The Satyrs in Arcadia) - cpo 999 429-2 (3 CDs 1997). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Tyrsis: Mechthild Georg, Mirtilla: Ann Monoyios, Elpina: Camille van Lunen, Laurindo: Gotthold Schwarz, Ergasto: Carl-Christof Gebhardt, Damon: Michael Schopper, Hippo: Erik Biegel, Nigella: Stefanie Smits. This is one of my favorite recordings -- a winner in every major respect: quality of music, performance, and recording. There are much greater and readily apparent differences between Damon and Socrates than between any two Handel operas. Handel borrowed relentlessly, particularly later in his career, but he reworked borrowed ideas in his characteristic style. Telemann, on the other hand, composed French music that might have been composed by a French composer, and Italian music that might have been composed by an Italian. He seems to have borrowed styles of composition rather than musical phrases. Thus, for example, Damon begins with a violin concerto. The first and second movements seem heavily influenced by Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico, but the third movement is a minuet that sounds like Handel, interrupted by a more purely French bourée, and ending with a reprise of the minuet. While Socrates is dominated by duos of both comic and serious characters singing a third apart, there are few if any duos in Damon. Furthermore, the principal character, a bass in both operas, is serious in Socrates and comic in Damon, and this is communicated clearly through the music as well as the words. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Orpheus. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901618/19 (2 CDs 1998). René Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Orasia: Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; Orpheus: Roman Trekel, baritone; Eurydice: Ruth Ziesak, soprano; Ismene: Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano; Eurimedes: Werner Güra, tenor; Cephisa / Priesterin: Isabelle Poulenard, soprano; Pluto: Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass; Ascalax: Axel Köhler, countertenor. Cut to fit on 2 CDs. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Reissued as HMX2901618/19 (2003): US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Brockes Passion. Hungaroton SLPD 31130/32 (3 LPs) & HCD 31130/32 (3 CDs 1991). Details. Nicolas McGegan, Capella Savaria. Evangelist: Martin Kleitmann, Jesus: István Gáti, Daughter of Zion: Mária Zádori, Faithful Soul (I): Aimée Blatmann, Faithful Soul (II) / Maria: Katalin Farkas, Faithful Soul (III): Annette Markert, Peter / Centurion: Guy de Mer, Judas: Rolf Popken. To my knowledge, the most operatic German passion oratorio, and my favorite Brockes Passion of those I've heard (Handel, Mattheson, Stölzel, Keiser). US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Pimpinone. dhm 05472 77284-2 (1 CD 1993). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Pimpinone: Michael Schopper, Vespetta: Mechthild Bach. Superb comic intermezzo composed for performance at the Hamburg Opera between the acts of Handel's Tamerlano. UK | DE | FR | JP

Telemann. Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho. Serenata / comic opera (1761). cpo 999 210-2 (1 CD 1993). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Don Quichotte: Raimund Nolte, Sancho Pansa: Michael Schopper, Pedrillo: Silke Stapf, Grisostomo: Mechthild Bach, Quiteria: Heike Hallaschka, Comacho: Annette Kohler, Basilio: Karl-Heinz Brandt. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Christmas Oratorio & Christmas Cantatas. cpo 999 419-2 (1 CD 1996). Ludger Rémy, Telemann-Kammerorchester Michaelstein, Kammerchor Michaelstein. Constanze Backes, soprano; Mechthild Georg, contralto; Andreas Post, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass. Die Hirten an der Krippe zu Bethelehem, TWV 1:797; Siehe, ich verkündige Euch, TWV 1:1334; Der Herr hat offenbaret, TWV 1:262. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Christmas Cantatas. cpo 999 515-2 (1 CD 1997). Ludger Rémy, Telemann-Kammerorchester Michaelstein, Kammerchor Michaelstein. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Britta Schwarz, contralto; Wilfried Jochens, tenor; Dirk Schmidt, bass. Saget der Tochter Zion, TWV 1:1235; Saget den verzagten Herzen, TWV 1:1233; Auf Zion! Und laß in geheiligten Hallen, TWV 1:109; Kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis, TWV 1:1020. The last includes a minuet trumpet aria for alto, with B-section sung by bass, that looks back to Alessandro Scarlatti. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Hamburgische Kapitänsmusik. cpo 999 211-2 (2 CDs 1994). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Mechthild Bach, Mechthild Georg, Susanne Norin, Gerd Türk, Michael Schopper, Raimund Nolte. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Serenata Erocia TWV 4:7 (1733). Capriccio 67004 (2 CDs 2002.) Funeral music for Frederick August of Saxony. Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Sachsen: Barbara Schlick, soprano; Weisheit: Veronika Winter, soprano; Zeit: Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Majestät: Andreas Post, tenor; Tapferkeit: Klaus Mertens, bass; Grossmut: Ekkehard Abele, bass. Note the striking similarity between Sachsen's aria "Beströme dein gerechtes Klagen" (CD 2, no. 8) and Handel's first aria version of "But who may abide" (Messiah 1742). US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Musique de Table. MDG 311 0580-2 (4 CDs 1994). Konrad Hünteler, Camerata des 18. Jahrhunderts. Some of Handel's greatest hits, before Handel borrowed them. The set includes an interesting and well-translated essay by Hünteler explaining his choices of instrumentation. This is essentially a one-to-a-part performance, based on the original parts issued to subscribers. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Funeral Music for Garlieb Sillem (Schwanengesang 1733) & Cantata "Herr, strafe mich nicht in Deinem Zorn". cpo 999 212-2 (1 CD 1992). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Barbara Schlick, Mechthild Georg, Christoph Prégardien, Gotthold Schwarz. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Betrachtung der 9 Stunde an dem Todestage Jesu (Passions-Oratorium TWV 5:5) & Cantatas "Ein Mensch ist in seinem Leben wie Gras" (TWV 4:18 & "Herr, ich habe lieb die Stätte deines Hauses" (TWV 2:2). cpo 999 500-2 (1 CD 1997). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert. Mária Zádori, Kai Wessel, David Cordier, Wilfried Jochens, Harry van der Kamp, Hans-Georg Wimmer, Stephan Schreckenberger. Great operatic arias and Lutheran chorales. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Matthäus-Passion 1746. Capriccio 10 854 (1 CD 1999). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert. Evangelist: Wilfried Jochens, Jesus: Klaus Mertens, Petrus: Sebastian Hübner, Judas: Christoph Burmester-Streffer, 1. Zeuge: Uwe Czyborra-Schröder, 2. Zeuge: Koen van Stade, Caiphas: Bernhard Scheffel, Pilatus: Ekkehard Abele, Soloists: Veronika Winter, Carmen Schüller. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Der Tag des Gerichts. Capriccio 10-413 (1 CD 1993). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert. Ann Monoyios, soprano; David Cordier, countertenor; Wilfried Jochens, tenor; Stephan Schreckenberger, bass. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Telemann. Matthäus-Passion 1754. NCA 9503806 (1 CD 1999 (1993)). Pal Nemeth, Capella Savaria. Martin Klietmann, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass. UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

And many more that will be added in due course.

Hamburg Telemann Project 1991 - 2022

The Hamburg Telemann Project is a long-term undertaking by Johannes Pausch, the Hamburger Telemann-Orchester and the Altonaer Kantorei [dead link] to edit, perform and record the surviving passions composed by Telemann -- about 32 in all. Three recordings are available to date.

Telemann. Lucas-Passion 1764. (2 CDs 1996). Johannes Pausch, Hamburger Telemann-Orchester. Petrus: Henning Kaiser; Evangelist: Raimond Spogis; Jesus: Hans Christian Hinz; Mieke van der Sluis, soprano; Carol Schlikjer, soprano; Meinderd Zwart, alto; Fred Wittnebel, tenor; Matthias Lüderitz, bass. Available from Altonaer Kantorei. [Dead URL]

Telemann. Johannes-Passion 1765. Al Segno AS 2021 2 (2 CDs 1998). Johannes Pausch, Hamburger Telemann-Orchester, Altonaer Kantorei. Evangelist: Daniel Gloger; Jesus: Hans Christian Hinz; Caiphas / Pilatus: Matthias Lüderitz; Susanne Wilsdorf, soprano; Meinderd Zwart, alto; Henning Kaiser, tenor; Tom Sol, bass. US | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Matthäus-Passion 1766. Al Segno AS 2027 2 (2 CDs 2000). Johannes Pausch, Hamburger Telemann-Orchester, Altonaer Kantorei. Evangelist and bass arias: Raimond Spogis; Jesus: Hans Christian Hinz; Hoherpriester / Pilatus / bass arias: Matthias Lüderitz; Mieke van der Sluis, soprano; Meinderd Zwart, alto; Tobias Hiller, tenor. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Telemann. Markus-Passion 1767. Johannes Pausch, Hamburger Telemann-Orchester, Altonaer Kantorei. (Apparently will not be released on CD.)

Telemann. Markus-Passion 1767. Another recording: AAL1996002 (2 CDs 1996). Details. Wouter Joseph Smekens, Capella Aurora. Svetiana Sumatcheva, soprano; Marcel-Lucien Arpots, sopranist; Simon Berridge, tenor; Frans Kokkelmans, baritone; Fyoder Kuznetsov, bass.

Books

Michael Maul. Barockoper in Leipzig (1693-1720). Details. Rombach Verlag, 2009. 2 volumes, 1184 pages. While most of the music was lost, a few Leipzig operas survive, as well as the recently authenticated aria collection Musicalische Rüstkammer, selections from which were recorded on the CD "Telemann and the Leipzig Opera", which includes liner notes by Michael Maul. UK | FR | DE

Steven Zohn. Telemann's Instrumental Works. Oxford University Press 2007. 400 pages. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Jeanne Swack. Composition and Performance in the Music of Telemann. Details. Cambridge University Press 2010. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Jesper Boje Christensen. 18th Century Continuo Playing: A historical guide to the basics. Bärenreiter 2002 (BA 8177). Translated by J. Bradford Robinson. 155 pages. Originally published in French and German in 1992. From the review by Clifford Bartlett in Early Music Review 88:3 (March 2003): "The period covered is 1690 to 1735. The instructions follow chiefly Dandrieu, Heinichen and Telemann, and are set out coherently and sensibly." ISBN: M006505496.

Eckart Kleßmann. Georg Philipp Telemann. Ellert & Richter 2004. Details. 140 pages plus audio CD. DE

Music

K.G. Saur - by 2003, facsimiles of nearly all the surviving works of Telemann, including works in the recently rediscovered archives of the Berlin Singakademie, should be available from Saur on microfiche.

Bärenreiter - Telemann edition underway.

PBR Productions - Complete, 10 volumes of the Fortsetzung des Harmonischen Gottesdienstes, edited by Jeanne Swack, plus an ongoing series of the Danzig cantatas, edited by Ann Kersting-Meuleman.

Hapsburger Verlag - Frankfurter Telemann-Studien & Frankfurter Telemann-Ausgaben (35 church cantatas published thus far)

Edition Musiklandschaften - Scores edited by Johannes Pausch, including oratorios by Telemann.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition