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Tutti Flauti - Telemann: Flute And Recorder Concertos / Linden, Arion, Et Al

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Composer
TELEMANN, GEORG PHILIP
Artist
Ter Linden, Arion
Format
CD
Label
Early-music.com
Released
Nov 18, 2008
Catalog #
EMCCD-7763
UPC
622406776329

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TELEMANN Concertos grosso: in e, TWV 53:e 1; in b, TWV 53:h 1; Concertos: in a, TWV 52:a 1; in F, TWV 51:F 1; in B?, TWV 52:B 1; in e, TWV 52:e 1 • Jaap ter Linden, cond; Matthias Maute (rcr); Sophie Larivière (rcr); Claire Guimond (Baroque fl); Mika Putterman (Baroque fl); Arion (period instruments) • early-music.com 7763 (73:27)


The biggest problem with the present CD is that, although I received it only a short while ago, it is actually a 2004 release that was re-released in 2008. Does that really constitute a problem? To you, dear reader, not at all. But to me, it does, because it means that I may not be able to choose it for my next Want List. And it certainly deserves that distinction. This CD is extraordinary in many ways, starting with the absolutely perfect choice of works. Granted, Telemann concertos are more or less foolproof, and it takes a pretty bad musician to ruin any piece by this composer. But even so, among all the delicious Telemann concertos available, these are some of the most scrumptious. Furthermore, they are served to the listener on a silver plate, with the best of sauces, and cooked by the best chefs.


The long, spectacular, cadenza by Matthias Maute in the Concerto for recorder (TWV 51:F 1) would be enough to raise the disc to Want List status, but it is only a bonus to a firework performance. If you thought that the recorder is a shrill, piercing whistle that could never be considered a real instrument (and I will say this quietly: you are not alone!) you will have to reconsider. Even in the highest notes, up there in the third register, Maute manages to sing and make music, to have a ball with the phrases while displaying the utmost degree of virtuosity.


The enthralling flute and recorder Concerto (TWV 52:e 1) is a perennial favorite: since the flute/recorder combination was extremely rare in the Baroque, this Concerto is one of the few instances where both instruments can interact, and has become a proving ground for all early-music ensembles that feature both wind instruments—that is, most of the existing groups in activity today. Even so, the present version will find few rivals in the recording market. Both Maute and Claire Guimond play with assurance and joy, and respond to each other with simultaneous precision and liberty, a rare combination. Intonation—usually a big concern in this work, especially in the slow movement in the difficult key of E Major—seems to present no challenge to this fine group of musicians.


I just spent a paragraph to speak of one concerto, and used more adjectives than I usually do in a whole review. Frankly, this would be the case of every concerto included in the disc, if I were to comment on each one separately. Both Sophie Larivière and Mika Putterman manage to match their formidable colleagues in talent and tone quality, and so the whole disc flows easily, and seems to end too soon. I will be quite direct: simply put, this is one of the best flute CDs that I have heard in quite a while, and it belongs in every library and collection.


FANFARE: Laura Rónai

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Larghetto 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  2. 2 II. Allegro 02:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  3. 3 III. Largo 02:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  4. 4 IV. Presto 02:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  5. 5 I. Grave 03:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Jaap ter Linden
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  6. 6 II. Allegro 04:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Jaap ter Linden
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  7. 7 III. Dolce 05:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Dolce
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Jaap ter Linden
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 03:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Jaap ter Linden
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  9. 9 I. Affettuoso 03:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Affettuoso
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  10. 10 II. Allegro 03:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  11. 11 III. Adagio (cadenza by M. Maute) 03:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio (cadenza by M. Maute)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  12. 12 IV. Menuett I - Menuett II 02:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Menuett I - Menuett II
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  13. 13 I. Grave 03:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman, Mathieu Lussier
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  14. 14 II. Vivace 02:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman, Mathieu Lussier
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  15. 15 III. Dolce 02:35
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Dolce
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman, Mathieu Lussier
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  16. 16 IV. Allegro 02:53
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Claire Guimond, Mika Putterman, Mathieu Lussier
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  17. 17 I. Grave 02:15
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Matthias Maute, Sophie Lariviere
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  18. 18 II. Vivace 01:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Matthias Maute, Sophie Lariviere
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  19. 19 III. Tendrement 02:04
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Tendrement
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Matthias Maute, Sophie Lariviere
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  20. 20 IV. Gayment 02:27
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Gayment
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Matthias Maute, Sophie Lariviere
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  21. 21 I. Largo 03:29
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  22. 22 II. Allegro 03:56
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  23. 23 III. Largo 03:15
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden
  24. 24 IV. Presto 02:47
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Arion Orchestre Baroque
    Conductor
    Jaap ter Linden