Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias For Solo Violin [Import]

Georg Philipp Telemann (Composer), Claude Simard (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Claude Simard
• Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann
• Audio CD (April 6, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Analekta
• ASIN: B000009CX0
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,290 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Largo

2. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Allegro

3. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Grave-D.C.

4. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Largo

5. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Allegro

6. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Allegro

7. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Adagio

8. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Presto

9. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Grave-Vivace

10. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Vivace

11. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Grave

12. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Allegro

13. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Allegro-Presto

14. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Andante

15. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Allegro

16. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Grave

17. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Presto

18. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Siciliana

19. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Allegro

20. Fantasia No. 7 in E Flat: Dolce

See all 38 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a First Choice, October 22, 2009

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Giordano Bruno - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias For Solo Violin (Audio CD)

Errors in tuning, awkwardness in the double-stops, and a scratchy-scrape timbre much of the time that sounds unnecessarily 'modern' and wire-strung! There's a much more convincing performance on modern violin by Augustin Hadelich, recorded in 2007 and released on bargain-price Naxos.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Canada's Most Outstanding Violinists, May 28, 2009

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Leslie Richford (Selsingen, Lower Saxony) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias For Solo Violin (Audio CD)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Twelve Fantasias for Solo Violin without Bass [1735]. Performed by Angèle Dubeau on the "Des Rosiers" Stradivarius. Recorded in January and February 1993 at the "Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur" in Montreal, Canada. Released in 1995 as Analekta Fleur de Lys FL 2 3048. Total playing time: 68'38".

I cannot compare this recording of rare baroque repertoire with any other, but I do want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Angèle Dubeau, one of Canada's most outstanding violinists, gives a stunning performance of Telemann's solo fantasias, enabling the listener to enjoy both the virtuosity and delicacy of her playing, the superb sound of her Stradivarius and Telemann's lively compositions which seem to span both the baroque and the early classical age and to include snippets of music from several European traditions. My only criticism would be of the somewhat thin booklet which gives no details about the instrument used other than its name: I would have liked to know how it was tuned (the pitch) and what kind of strings were used. Ms. Dubeau is not generally classed as being a "HIPP" musician and I suspect that her Stradivarius is not, strictly speaking, a "period instrument", but with a performance like this, who cares?