Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo

Guglielmo, Federico

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Federico Guglielmo is one of Brilliant Classics’ most prominent performers. Having recently helped assemble the authoritative Vivaldi Edition, a collection of over 60 CDs of the Italian composer’s music, here he turns his hand to another renowned Baroque composer: Georg Philipp Telemann. Following on from J.S. Bach’s tradition of solo violin music – some of the most famous works the master of Baroque ever wrote for the instrument – Telemann proves himself to be just as capable of writing lyrically for the violin, adopting a style that is often more ‘vocal’ compared to Bach’s and which is resultantly less daring in its use of counterpoint. Many of the Fantasias are extremely lively, and indeed it is interesting to note that Telemann drew on many folk dances of the time for these works. One, the ninth Fantasia, has its first movement explicitly labelled ‘Siciliana’. Guglielmo helps these Fantasias to dance along, showing himself to be a consummate.

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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