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Frederic de Roos (recorder), Marc Minkowski (bassoon), Patrick Beuckels (flute), Stephane Van Dijck (Evangelist), Eric Frithjof (Jesus), Caroline Pelon (soprano), Vincent Darras (countertenor), Tobias Rapp (tenor), Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Greta de Reyghere (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Guy de Mey (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Henri Ledroit (countertenor) • Georg Philipp Telemann is one of the composers whose cause Ricercar has always championed with fervour. • To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his death, Ricercar now presents a reissue of its vast repertory, which makes up a complete portrait of the output of this inspired contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach: his sonatas, trios, fantasias, concertos and suites written for all sorts of instruments are accompanied by several sacred compositions, cantatas, and a St Matthew Passion which, like a number of other works in the set, is released on disc for the first time.