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Telemann's Garden / Elephant House Quartet
PENTATONE

Telemann's Garden / Elephant House Quartet

$19.99

Details

Composer
TELEMANN, GEORG PHILIPP
Artist
ELEPHANT HOUSE QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Oct 11, 2019
Catalog #
PTC5186749
UPC
827949074967

About

Elephant House Quartet invites the listener for a stroll through the colourful oeuvre of Telemann — himself a gardening enthusiast — presenting a bouquet of chamber-musical jewels. Telemann’s Garden ranges from excerpts of solo fantasias for violin, flute and harpsichord to a sonata for viola da gamba and basso continuo, a trio sonata for violin, recorder and basso continuo, a suite for violin, flute and basso continuo, as well as one of the quartets Telemann wrote during his Paris sojourns. These pieces together constitute a fascinating portrait of one of the most prolific and successful composers of the Baroque era. Elephant House Quartet is a Baroque ensemble featuring virtuosos on each instrument in wonderful interaction, consisting of recorder player Bolette Roed, violinist Aureliusz Golinski, gambist Reiko Ichise and harpsichordist Allan Rasmussen. Telemann’s Garden marks their PENTATONE debut.

REVIEW:

The Elephant House Quartet use period instruments or modern copies. One cannot fault the quality of the playing. It is exquisite, executed with style and eloquent lyricism. I love the way the passages are shaped with exemplary skill and control. One senses a close connection between the four players, who demonstrate a firm grip on the formal and artistic structure of the works with a sense of total engagement. Calm and meditative in the slow movements, buoyant in the faster movements – these are performances to cherish, with striking unity and intonation of the instruments that make a gorgeous sound. Allan Rasmussen’s harpsichord, a modern copy after Harrass (c. 1710), is one of the finest I have heard.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Fantaisie in A Minor, TWV 33:19: I. Lentement 01:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantaisie in A Minor, TWV 33:19: I. Lentement
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Allan Rasmussen
  2. 2 I. Largo - Vivace - Largo 01:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Largo - Vivace - Largo
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  3. 3 II. Un poco vivace 03:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Un poco vivace
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  4. 4 III. Andante 04:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  5. 5 IV. Presto 01:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  6. 6 V. Un poco vivace 02:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Un poco vivace
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  7. 7 VI. Vivace 00:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Vivace
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  8. 8 VII. Allegro 02:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    VII. Allegro
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  9. 9 12 Fantaisies: No. 9 in B Minor, TWV 40:22: I. Siciliana 02:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    12 Fantaisies: No. 9 in B Minor, TWV 40:22: I. Siciliana
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Aureliusz Goliński
  10. 10 I. Prelude - Un peu vivement 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Prelude - Un peu vivement
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  11. 11 II. Légèrement 03:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Légèrement
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  12. 12 III. Gracieusement 02:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Gracieusement
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  13. 13 IV. Vite 03:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Vite
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  14. 14 V. Modéré 03:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Modéré
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  15. 15 VI. Gai 01:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Gai
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  16. 16 VII. Lentement - Vite 04:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Lentement - Vite
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  17. 17 I. Vivace 02:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Bolette Roed
  18. 18 II. Allegro 01:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Bolette Roed
  19. 19 I. Largo 02:24
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  20. 20 II. Vivace 02:39
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  21. 21 III. Affettuoso 02:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  22. 22 IV. Allegro 03:05
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet
  23. 23 Essercizii musici: Viola da gamba Sonata in E Minor, TWV 41:e5: III. Recitativo - Arioso 01:48
    Track
    23
    Title
    Essercizii musici: Viola da gamba Sonata in E Minor, TWV 41:e5: III. Recitativo - Arioso
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Reiko Ichise
    Ensemble
    Elephant House Quartet