Georg Philipp Telemann

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Georg Philipp Telemann's albums, compilations, singles and EPs, live albums, and videos discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits

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German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist, born 14 March 1681, Magdeburg, Electorate of Brandenburg (now Germany), died 25 June 1767, Hamburg, Roman Empire, (now Germany). Telemann was one of the most prolific composers in history 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 him the Godfather and namesake of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and to Georg Friedrich Händel, whom Telemann also knew personally. Telemann's music incorporates several national styles: French, Italian, and Polish. 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. As a child he showed considerable musical talent, mastering the violin, flute, zither and keyboard by the age of ten and composing an opera (Sigismundus, on a text by Postel). His family did not approve of his involvement in music, and upon his mother's insistence, he entered the University of Leipzig to study law in 1701. Within a year of his arrival in Leipzig he founded the student Collegium Musicum with which he gave public concerts (and which Bach was later to direct), wrote operatic works for the Leipzig Theater, and in 1703 became musical director of the Leipzig Opera and was appointed organist at the Neue Kirche in 1704. Needless to say, he dropped the study of law and pursued his career in music. Telemann held important positions in Leipzig, Żary, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. Throughout his life he composed a year's worth of cantatas for regular church services and 78 services for special occasions totaling 1,043 cantatas, 40 operas, 600-700 orchestral suites, 44 passions, along with numerous concerti, sonatas and chamber music for various instrumental combinations.

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Trio Sonata, Op. 5, No. 6 / Sonata Polonoise (No. 2) / Trio Sonata In E Major / Trio Sonata In C Major

1950

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Suite In A Minor For Flute And Stings / Serenata Notturna In D Major (K.239)

1951

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Oboe Quartet In F Major, K.370 / Sonata In C Minor, Partita No. 5 In E Minor

1952

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12 Fantasias For Harpsichord (First Twelve)

1954

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Concerto Grosso; Concerto; Sonatas

1954

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Quartet In D Minor, Sonata Polonoise No.2, Trio Sonata In E Major, Trio In E Minor

1955

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Sonatas For Two Violins & Piano

1957

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Festliches Konzert

1958

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Germanic Baroque Music For Brass, Woodwinds & Strings

1958

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Overture-Suite / Quintet In E Flat, Op. 88, No. 2 / Quintet For Wind Instruments

1958

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4 Concertos

1959

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Royal Music Of Europe Vol. 2

1959

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Singing, Playing And Thorough Bass Exercises

1959

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3 Concerti

1960

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Concerto In D Major For 3 Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Oboes, Strings And Continuo / Concerto In D Major 2 Oboes, Strings And Continuo / Ouverture In C Major For 3 Oboes, Strings And Continuo

1961

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Flauto Dolce, Duo- Und Triosonaten Des Barock

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Four Concertos

1962

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The Virtuoso Flute

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Telemann: Suite en ré majeur et Suite en la mineur

1962

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Telemann: The Faithful Musicmaster Virtuoso Music For Recorder, Oboe, And Harpsichord

1962

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Violin Duos

1963

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3 Concerti & Suite Concertante

1963

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Chamber Music

1963

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Ouvertüre D-dur; Konzert C-moll Für Oboe, Streicher Und Continuo; Sonate à 4 G-dur Für Querflöte, 2 Violen Da Gamba Und Continuo

1963

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6 Oboe Partitas

1963

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Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra Of Munich

1963

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Leclair: Sonates à deux violons sans basse op. 3 / Telemann: Sonate canonique n° 1 en sol majeur pour deux violons / Ysaÿe: Première Sonate à deux violons en ut majeur

1964

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Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto / Telemann: Suite For Flute & Strings

1964

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Deux Motets

1964

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Leco̧ns de Ténèbres / Cantata Infirmata Vulnerata / Cantata: Die Hoffnung Ist Mein Leben

1964

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Konzerte Für 1, 2, 3 Und 6 Trompeten

1964

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Flute Concertos In G Minor And A Minor / Flute Concertos In C Major And D Major

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Marcus - Passion

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Pimpinone Oder Die Ungleiche Heirat

1965

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H-Moll Suite / Concerto Grosso A-moll / Orchester-Suite

1965

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Musique Baroque Pour Flûte

1965

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Tafelmusik Teil III

1965

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Virtuose Trompete

1965

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Musique De Table

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Concerto Pour Trois Trompettes, Concerto Grosso, Concerto Pour Hautbois D'amour, Concerto Pour Flûte Et Hautbois

1965

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Musique De Table (Tafelmusik-Banquet Music) - Production III

1965

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Suite En Ut Majeur / Concerto En Si Bémol Majeur Pour Trois Hautbois, Trois Violons Et Basse Continue / Concerto En Fa Mineur For Hautbois, Cordes Et Clavecin

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Les Printemps (Cantate Aprés Des Textes De Brockes)

1965

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Musique De Table (Tafelmusik-Banquet Music) - Production II

1965

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Les Grands Maîtres Baroques (XVIIe Et XVIIIe Siècles)

1965

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Suite In A Minor For Flute And Strings / Don Quixote Suite

1965

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Trio Sonatas Of The Late Baroque

1965

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Suite In C Major/ Concerto In B Flat For 3 Oboes, 3 Violins And Basso Continuo/ Concerto In F Minor For Oboe And Strings

1965

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