Telemann: Recorder Sonatas and Fantasias

Frans Bruggen (Artist), Anner Bylsma (Artist), Georg Philipp Telemann (Artist), Gustav Leonhardt (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 7, 1994)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B000000SME
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Recorder
  • #66 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Bassoon

Track Listings

1. Sonata for recorder & continuo in F major (GMM No. 1), TWV 41:F2: Vivace

2. Sonata for recorder & continuo in F major (GMM No. 1), TWV 41:F2: Largo

3. Sonata for recorder & continuo in F major (GMM No. 1), TWV 41:F2: Allegro

4. Fantasia, for flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4: Largo

5. Fantasia, for flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4: Vivace

6. Fantasia, for flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4: Largo

7. Fantasia, for flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4: Vivace

8. Fantasia, for flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4: Allegro

9. Sonate im Kanon, for recorder & viola da gamba (or viola) in B flat major (GMM No. 28), TWV deest: Largo

10. Sonate im Kanon, for recorder & viola da gamba (or viola) in B flat major (GMM No. 28), TWV deest: Allegro

11. Sonate im Kanon, for recorder & viola da gamba (or viola) in B flat major (GMM No. 28), TWV deest: Largo

12. Sonate im Kanon, for recorder & viola da gamba (or viola) in B flat major (GMM No. 28), TWV deest: Vivace

13. Fantasia, for flute No. 8 in E minor, TWV 40:9

14. Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major (Essercizii Musici No. 10/19), TWV 41:C5: Adagio - Allegro

15. Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major (Essercizii Musici No. 10/19), TWV 41:C5: Larghetto

16. Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major (Essercizii Musici No. 10/19), TWV 41:C5: Vivace

17. Fantasia, for flute No. 10 in F sharp minor, TWV 40:11: A tempo giusto

18. Fantasia, for flute No. 10 in F sharp minor, TWV 40:11: Presto

19. Fantasia, for flute No. 10 in F sharp minor, TWV 40:11: Moderato

20. Fantasia, for flute No. 1 in A major, TWV 40:2: Vivace

See all 36 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars well done and enjoyable in more than one sitting, October 18, 2005

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G. Metcalf (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Telemann: Recorder Sonatas and Fantasias (Audio CD)

This is well played and recorded but I agree with the reviewer that described the programming as dull. It can really wear you out if you try to listen to it in one sitting. These works while good are far from essential as well. Recommended to those with a special interest.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recorder lover, December 5, 2003

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lisette royal (Canada Quebec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Telemann: Recorder Sonatas and Fantasias (Audio CD)

I am a recorder lover and i apreciated this album is nice and relaxing and bruggen is same professional has we expect.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CD Shuffle Feature a Must with this one, April 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Telemann: Recorder Sonatas and Fantasias (Audio CD)

You ever wonder where classical music station program directors get music to fill up those last 2 minutes before the news? Well this is one such recording - and 2 minute doses are its optimum listening time.

Brueggen plays wonderfully. He has total command of his instrument: vibrato, dynamics, flying through the vivace passages with nary a misplaced note. The accompaniment is also excellent.

But the programming is just too much. This recording is DULL. After 20 minutes you'll be ready to move on (and I'm a recorder player). The (trio) sonatas definitely hold one's interest longer than the (solo) fantasias, with the continuo to break up the monotony of the recorder passages. My favorite is the Sonata in F Minor. But on the whole, Telemann can't maintain the listener's interest for long.

Hence the title of this review. The recording is fairly cheap and on a multi-CD player it would fit in well with other Baroque works in a shuffle sequence.