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Tafelmusik (Telemann)

Collection of instrumental compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann

  • Tafelmusik
  • Musique de table

Frontispice of the score for “Musique de table” (Tafelmusik)

Published&#;(): Hamburg

Tafelmusik is a collection of instrumental compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann (–), published in The original title is Musique de table.

The work is one of Telemann's most widely known compositions; it is the climax and at the same time one of the last examples of courtly table music.

Trio sonata in a minor telemann biography youtube The Sonata in D TWV 42,D9 is for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo; here the violin part is played on the voice flute. Max Seiffert proved 18 different citations from the Tafelmusik in Handel's works — in their time this was not considered plagiarism. In other projects. Early in his career Telemann became acquainted with Polish and Moravian folk music.

Publication

The composition addressed predominantly wealthy music lovers. The complete set of parts of the extensive work, engraved in copper, cost 8 Reichsthaler &#; an exorbitant price, considering the fact that Johann Sebastian Bach received the same sum as remuneration for a complete orchestra at a court concert.

More than subscribers were found who were willing to pay the price in advance and whose name, social status, and address were published in the first edition. The illustrious list comprised crowned heads, noblewomen, and merchants as well as German and non-German musicians and composers &#; among others George Frideric Handel from London, Johann Georg Pisendel and Johann Joachim Quantz from Dresden and Michel Blavet from Paris.

Telemann, who was music director of Hamburg at the time of publication, wrote:

Diß Werk wird hoffentlich mir einst zum Ruhm gedeien,
Du aber wirst den Wehrt zu keiner Zeit bereuen
This work will hopefully bring me glory one day; but you will never have regrets about its value

Max Seiffert proved 18 different citations from the Tafelmusik in Handel's works &#; in their time this was not considered plagiarism.

Schubert sonata in a minor His output increased rapidly, for he fervently composed overture-suites and chamber music, most of which is unappreciated. Telemann was one of the most prolific major composers of all time: [ 12 ] his all-encompassing oeuvre comprises more than 3, compositions, half of which have been lost, and most of which have not been performed since the 18th century. All Hyperion reviews. Early in his career Telemann became acquainted with Polish and Moravian folk music.

Quite on the contrary, Telemann felt flattered, the more so as Handel reciprocated by procuring rare plants for his old friend.

Structure

The work consists of three parts (French: productions) with equal structure: they begin with an overture for full-scale orchestra, followed by a quartet for three instruments and continuo, an instrumental concerto for several solo instruments and strings, a trio sonata and a solo sonata with continuo.

The final movements are titled Conclusion by Telemann: he resumes the key and instrumentation of the overture; beyond that, keys and instrumentation follow no discernible scheme.

With overture, concert, trio and solo sonata and the &#; in Baroque times &#; rare quartet, each part offers an example of the most important instrumental genres.

1.

Trio sonata in a minor telemann biography Only now and then would I have liked to hear some sharper dynamic accents. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, [ 1 ] at least in terms of surviving oeuvre. By husband and wife were no longer living together because of their financial disagreements. As the four sonatas with treble viol are not enough to fill a disc, the performers have looked for other pieces to complement the programme.

Production

Ouverture (Suite) in e minor, TWV e1 for two flutes, strings and continuo

Quartet in G major, TWV G2 for flute, oboe, violin and continuo

  1. Largo – Allegro – Largo
  2. Vivace – Moderato – Vivace
  3. Grave
  4. Vivace

Concerto in A major, TWV A2 for flute, violin, violoncello, strings and continuo

  1. Largo
  2. Allegro
  3. Grazioso
  4. Allegro

Trio in E-flat major, TWV Es1 for two violins and continuo

  1. Affettuoso
  2. Vivace
  3. Grave
  4. Allegro

Sonata in B minor, TWV h4 for flute and continuo

  1. Cantabile
  2. Allegro
  3. Dolce
  4. Allegro

Conclusion in e minor, TWV for two flutes, strings and continuo

2.

Production

Ouverture (Suite) in D major, TWV D1 for oboe, trumpet, strings and continuo

  1. Ouverture
  2. Air: Tempo giusto
  3. Air: Vivace
  4. Air: Presto
  5. Air: Allegro

Quartet in d minor, TWV d1 for two flutes, recorder (or bassoon) and continuo

  1. Andante
  2. Vivace
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro

Concerto in F major, TWV F1 for three violins, strings and continuo

Trio in e minor, TWV e2 for flute, oboe and continuo

  1. Affettuoso
  2. Allegro
  3. Dolce
  4. Vivace

Sonate in A major, TWV A4 for violin and continuo

  1. Andante
  2. Vivace
  3. Cantabile
  4. Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio

Conclusion in D major, TWV for oboe, trumpet, strings and continuo

  • Allegro – Adagio – Allegro

3.

Production

Overture (Suite) in B-flat major, TWV B1 for two oboes, bassoon, strings, continuo

  1. Ouverture
  2. Bergerie (un peu vivement)
  3. Allegresse (vite)
  4. Postillons
  5. Flaterie
  6. Badinage (très vite)
  7. Menuet

Quartet in e minor, TWV e2 for flute, violin, violoncello and continuo

  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Dolce
  4. Allegro

Concerto in E-flat major, TWV Es1 for two horns, strings and continuo

  1. Maestoso
  2. Allegro
  3. Grave
  4. Vivace

Trio in D major, TWV D5 for two flutes and continuo

  1. Andante
  2. Allegro
  3. Grave – Largo – Grave
  4. Vivace

Sonata in g minor, TWV g6 for oboe and continuo

  1. Largo
  2. Presto: Tempo giusto
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro

Conclusion in B-flat major, TWV for two oboes, bassoon, strings, continuo

Recordings

  • /65 – Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, August Wenzinger – Deutsche Grammophon
  • – Concerto Amsterdam, Frans Brüggen – Das Alte Werk
  • – Collegium Aureum, Franzjosef Maier – Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (excerpts)
  • – Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-François Paillard – Erato (excerpts)
  • – Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman – Erato (excerpts)
  • – Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Teldec
  • – Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel – Archiv Produktion
  • – Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger – Naxos (excerpts; paired with the Viola Concerto)
  • – Camerata of the Eighteenth Century – MDG
  • – Musica Bohemica, Jaroslav Krček – Gramofonové Závody (excerpts)
  • – Academy of St.

    Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown – Philips Classics (excerpts; part of Philips Classics' "Goldenes Barock" series)

  • – Orchestra of the Golden Age – Naxos
  • – Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder – Brilliant Classics
  • – Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Mullejans – Harmonia Mundi

Reinhard Goebel's recording of the complete Tafelmusik was the winner of the Penguin Rosette.

The critics stated: "Much of Telemann's finest music is contained in this specially priced 4-CD set of his Tafelmusik, a collection encompassing the forms of the late Baroque: French overture and dance suite, quartet, concerto, trio, and solo sonata. Reinhard Goebel, a champion of this composer, and his Musica Antiqua Köln offer these outstanding performances of precision and clarity with dazzling virtuosity".[1]

References

External links

Georg Philipp Telemann

Church
cantatas
  • Cantata Cycle
  • Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst
  • Das ist je gewißlich wahr, TWV
  • Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch, TWV
  • Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, TWV
  • Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen, TWV
  • Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe, TWV
  • Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV –
  • Wer ist der, so von Sodom kommt, TWV
Operas
Other vocal
Instrumental