Telemann: Overtures Suites, Concerto, Fanfare & Divertimento Simon Standage & Collegium Musicum 90

• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16:
• 1Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: I. Ouverture04:50
• 2Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: II. Courante01:33
• 3Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: III. Bourrée I - Bourrée II - Bourrée I03:12
• 4Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: IV. Loure I - Loure II - Loure I03:43
• 5Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: V. Menuet I - Menuet II - Menuet I02:52
• 6Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: VI. Forlane. Très vite01:22
• 7Telemann: Ouverture in F Major, TWV 55:F16: VII. La Tempête02:27
• Quartet in D Major, TWV 43:D4:
• 8Telemann: Quartet in D Major, TWV 43:D4: I. Andante01:28
• 9Telemann: Quartet in D Major, TWV 43:D4: II. Vivace02:06
• 10Telemann: Quartet in D Major, TWV 43:D4: III. Adagio01:28
• 11Telemann: Quartet in D Major, TWV 43:D4: IV. Allegro02:03
• Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7:
• 12Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: I. Ouverture04:57
• 13Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: II. Invention I. Modéré01:20
• 14Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: III. Invention II. Légèrement01:33
• 15Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: IV. Invention III. Grave - Vite03:56
• 16Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: V. Invention IV. Avec douceur02:47
• 17Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: VI. Invention V. Vivement02:46
• 18Telemann: Concert en Ouverture, TWV 55:A7: VII. Invention VI.01:51
• Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23:
• 19Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: I. Ouverture05:21
• 20Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: II. Menuet I - Menuet II - Menuet I03:15
• 21Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: III. Plainte02:22
• 22Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: IV. Gaillarde, qui s'alterne avec la Plainte03:17
• 23Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: V. Sarabande01:26
• 24Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: VI. Passepied I - Passepied II - Passepied I02:26
• 25Telemann: Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D23: VII. Passacaille02:37
• Georg Philipp Telemann:
• 26Telemann: Fanfare in D Major, TWV 50:4401:34
• Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21:
• 27Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: I. Allegro03:01
• 28Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: II. La Réveille. Vivement00:36
• 29Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: III. La Conversation à la table. Gavotte01:29
• 30Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: IV. Réveille à Chase01:02
• 31Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: V. Repas02:19
• 32Telemann: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, TWV 50:21: VI. Reträite02:14
• Total Runtime01:19:13

Info for Telemann: Overtures Suites, Concerto, Fanfare & Divertimento

Collegium Musicum 90 was founded by Simon Standage and the late Richard Hickox in 1990, and is today a well-established ensemble for the performance of baroque and classical music, with a repertoire ranging from chamber music to large-scale works for choir and orchestra. As an exclusive Chandos artist, the ensemble has recorded more than fifty albums for the label, which includes nine of instrumental music by Telemann. In recognition of the success of the Telemann series in promoting the reputation of the composer, Simon Standage was awarded the Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Preis in 2010.

The works presented here all survive in autograph scores, or have autograph connections. Today only eighteen such scores of instrumental music survive from Telemann’s long and prolific career as a composer, and nine of them are included in a collection that belonged to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann.

The Ouvertures-Suites in F major and D major, as well as the Divertimento in E flat, form part of this autograph collection, and were composed by Telemann in the 1760s when he was in his eighties, for His Highness the Landgrave of Darmstadt, Ludwig VIII. In a letter that accompanied the scores, Telemann wrote that he had given up composing due to his deteriorating eyesight, but upon reading in the newspaper of the Landgrave’s approaching name day, he ‘became filled with enthusiasm and made a draft for the enclosed works’.

The Concerto in D major belongs to an earlier period in Telemann’s life, as does the Ouverture-Suite in A major. Both these works present less of a direct link to the composer. The Concerto survives only in parts, and the personal touch by Telemann is provided by a correction in the surviving parts. The Ouverture-Suite is one of comparatively few ouvertures-suites by Telemann in which a solo instrument (in this instance, a solo violin) plays a prominent role throughout. There are currently some doubts about the authenticity of the handwriting in the score.

"... All around, this album can be highly recommended, even if you have most of the works on other recordings. I would make this one your standard." (Bertil van Boer, Fanfare)

"Supersonic" (Pauline Guilmot, Pizzicato magazine)

"...This is a fine and generously proportioned programme of some excellent Telemann, and very enjoyable indeed. The Chandos recording is crisp and detailed with the harpsichord continuo mixing nicely with the rest of the ensemble. Collegium Musicum 90’s performances are spirited and beautifully crafted." (Dominy Clements, MusicWeb International)

Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage, director

Simon Standage
is well known as a violinist specialising in 17th and 18th-century music. Leader and soloist with the English Concert from its foundation until 1990, he also fulfilled the same role for many years with the City of London Sinfonia. In addition to the many records he made with the English Concert (including Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, nominated for a Grammy award), he also recorded solo and chamber music, including all of Mozart’s violin concertos with the Academy of Ancient Music, of which he was, with Christopher Hogwood, Associate Director from 1991 to 1995.

Since his foundation, with Richard Hickox, of Collegium Musicum 90, he has made numerous recordings for Chandos Records. As soloist and director of chamber orchestras and chamber musician, he is active both in Britain and abroad. He is leader of the Salomon String Quartet (founded by him in 1981), which specialises in historical performance of the Classical repertoire, performing worldwide and making many recordings and broadcasts. He is a professor of baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and teaches at summer courses in Europe.

He received a medal for services to Polish culture in 2008, was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music in 2009, and in 2010 received the Georg Philipp Telemann Prize from the city of Magdeburg.

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