The Complete Wind Concertos

Telemann's Wind Concertos - Complete! Telemann wrote instrumental concertos for all the wind instruments of his epoch - for example, for oboe and oboe d'amore and for transverse flute, recorder, and flauto pastorale. Since he could play most of these instruments, he wrote extremely idiomatic parts showing each instrument in a favorable light and spontaneously appealing to the instrumentalist. The concertos exhibit a wealth of varied (and often unusual) ensemble formations, concerto practices and forms, and what are sometimes broad dimensions. In any case, a one-of-kind cosmos of performance joy and fantasy spreads out in the Italian, French, German, and Polish styles, and it was because of its uniqueness that cpo was delighted to set out on the adventure of a complete recording of Telemann's wind concertos with La Stagione and the Camerata Köln. We are now releasing these concerto gems in an 8 CD box at a special low price. »Held together by the gravitational center of a firmly delineated, clearly recognizable personal style, Telemann's concertos unfold a cosmos of the most finely sensitive music, and delving into it also rewards today's listener with the richest gifts while also enabling us to experience for ourselves why Telemann's contemporaries regarded him as an outstanding musical personality.« Prof. Wolfgang Hirschmann, who wrote our booklet text, is also to be thanked for supplying Vol. 8 with a list ordering all the concertos on the eight CDs by their instrumental ensembles. The key, TWV number, and the particular CD with the pertinent track numbers are also indicated. Telemann wrote instrumental concertos for all the wind instruments of his epoch - for example, for oboe and oboe d'amore and for transverse flute, recorder, and flauto pastorale. Since he could play most of these instruments, he wrote extremely idiomatic parts showing each instrument in a favorable light and spontaneously appealing to the instrumentalist. The concertos exhibit a wealth of varied (and often unusual) ensemble formations, concerto practices and forms, and what are sometimes broad dimensions. In any case, a one-of-kind cosmos of performance joy and fantasy spreads out in the Italian, French, German, and Polish styles, and it was because of its uniqueness that cpo was delighted to set out on the adventure of a complete recording of Telemann's wind concertos with La Stagione and the Camerata Köln.