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Fantasias for Viola da gamba Solo

John Dornenburg

Fantasias for Viola da gamba Solo

Format: CD
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC: 0044747389226
Catnr: CRC 3892
Release date: 08 July 2022
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Label
Centaur Records, Inc.
UPC
0044747389226
Catalogue number
CRC 3892
Release date
08 July 2022
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The existence of Telemann Fantasias for Viola da gamba has long been known about by musicians, but until very recently no surviving copies had been located. Fortunately, a single complete print was identified by two musicologists in the Lower Saxony State Archive, after the private library holdings of the Schloss Ledenberg were transferrred there in 2000. A major edition wasn't available until 2016.
Fanfare: Veteran gambist John Dornenburg’s new version was recorded in October 2020 in England—St. Mary Magdalene Church in Gloucestershire, specifically. I was pleased with both Smith’s and Boothby’s recordings when they appeared, and I am sure I would continue to be pleased if I played them on their own. Dornenburg, however, has an edge on both of them. While all three gambists seem to have a very similar understanding of the music per se—tempos are almost identical, and so on—Dornenburg’s playing is more assertive and his tone is warmer, fuller, and more characterful.... a top recommendation

Artist(s)

John Dornenburg

After spending many years as a leading exponent of Baroque music in San Francisco, John Dornenburg now resides in the United Kingdom.  He has performed widely, and has made over thrity CDs of both solo and chamber msuic on five sizes of viola da gamba and violone.  He has made numerous recordings for the Centaur label.
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After spending many years as a leading exponent of Baroque music in San Francisco, John Dornenburg now resides in the United Kingdom. He has performed widely, and has made over thrity CDs of both solo and chamber msuic on five sizes of viola da gamba and violone. He has made numerous recordings for the Centaur label.

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Composer(s)

Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann (14 March 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann. Telemann was one of the most prolific composers in history (at least in terms of surviving oeuvre) and was considered by his contemporaries to be...
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Georg Philipp Telemann (14 March 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.
Telemann was one of the most prolific composers in history (at least in terms of surviving oeuvre) and was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the leading German composers of the time—he was compared favorably both to his friend Johann Sebastian Bach, who made Telemann the godfather and namesake of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and to George Frideric Handel, whom Telemann also knew personally. Telemann's music incorporates several national styles (French, Italian) and is even at times influenced by Polish popular music. He remained at the forefront of all new musical tendencies and his music is an important link between the late Baroque and early Classical styles.

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01.
Fantasia 1 in C Minor: Adagio-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
05:28
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
02.
Fantasia 1 in C Minor: Allegro
03:37
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
03.
Fantasia 2 in D Major: Vivace
03:55
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
04.
Fantasia 2 in D Major: Andante
04:10
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
05.
Fantasia 2 in D Major: Presto
02:13
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
06.
Fantasia 3 in E Minor: Largo
03:39
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
07.
Fantasia 3 in E Minor: Presto
02:20
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
08.
Fantasia 3 in E Minor: Vivace
01:59
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
09.
Fantasia 4 in F Major: Vivace
07:24
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
10.
Fantasia 4 in F Major: Gave
00:40
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
11.
Fantasia 4 in F Major: Allegro
02:14
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
12.
Fantasia 5 in B-flat Major: Allegro
03:55
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
13.
Fantasia 5 in B-flat Major: Largo
00:54
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
14.
Fantasia 5 in B-flat Major: Allegro
02:07
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
15.
Fantasia 6 in G Major: Scherzando
03:49
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
16.
Fantasia 6 in G Major: Dolce
04:04
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
17.
Fantasia 6 in G Major: Spirituoso
01:58
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
18.
Fantasia 7 in G Minor: Andante
07:25
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
19.
Fantasia 7 in G Minor: Vivace
02:12
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
20.
Fantasia 7 in G Minor: Allegro
02:19
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
21.
Fantasia 8 in A Major: Allegro
02:32
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
22.
Fantasia 8 in A Major: Grave
02:21
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
23.
Fantasia 8 in A Major: Vivace
02:33
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
24.
Fantasia 9 in C Major: Presto
03:31
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
25.
Fantasia 9 in C Major: Grave
03:59
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
26.
Fantasia 9 in C Major: Allegro
02:29
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
27.
Fantasia 10 in E Major: Dolce-Allegro-Dolce-Allegro
03:51
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
28.
Fantasia 10 in E Major: Siciliana
03:43
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
29.
Fantasia 10 in E Major: Scherzando
03:24
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
30.
Fantasia 11 in D Minor: Allegro
03:22
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
31.
Fantasia 11 in D Minor: Grave
02:15
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
32.
Fantasia 11 in D Minor: Allegro
03:44
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
33.
Fantasia 12 in E-flat Major: Andante
05:17
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
34.
Fantasia 12 in E-flat Major: Allegro
03:40
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
35.
Fantasia 12 in E-flat Major: Vivace
03:49
(Georg Philipp Telemann) John Dornenburg
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