Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the most celebrated musicians of the 18th century. In Europe, his fame eclipsed that of his close contemporaries Handel and Bach and he left behind him a vast legacy ...

Telemann was a many splendoured thing: gardener, translator, theorist, publisher, poet, entrepreneur and an early tech-geek. He also earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as ...

Georg Philipp Telemann was one of history’s most prolific composers. He wrote some 3,000 works in virtually every existing genre, and at his death, in 1767, he was widely considered the leading ...

Georg Phillip Telemann was the most prolific composer of his time. He wrote more than 100 concerti for one, two, three or even four instruments. Musica Antiqua Koeln plays Telemann's Concerto in D ...

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This year does, however, mark the 250th anniversary of the death of one very important composer, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), and already this season the milestone has been acknowledged in the ...

Nobody has ever taken the time to create an exhaustive catalogue of the works of Telemann; he was an incredibly prolific composer. We'll focus on one of his many concertos, this one for viola. Our ...

Donald Macleod turns the spotlight on Telemann, exploring the challenges he faced, the influence of his family and friends, and the composer's involvement in promoting his music.

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