Telemann’s prelude to the choral “Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wendt” appears in no less then three different catalogues. As it is nowadays known to be a composition of Telemann, it apeats in...
This chorale prelude is the twin of the one (TWV 31:51) I posted yesterday. Where TWV 31:51 is very ‘keyboard’ in nature, TWV 31:52 is more instrumental. It is easy to imagine the accompanying...
In this chorale prelude Telemann writes broken chords for the right hand, while the chorale melody is played with the left hand. The festive text of the first verse of this chorale led me...
[Update, 9 Oct 2016: This Fughetta was definately written by Georg Philipp Telemann; see comments] [Update, 7 oct 2016: This Fughetta was possibly written by Georg Philip Telemann; see comments] When searching the internet...
The next piece in the series of advent choral preludes from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 II is by Telemann. The piece is a bit strange. While playing it I can’t stop feeling that the...
This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. A somewhat unusual prelude on this famous melody. Telemann is not afraid to use harsh dissonants (e...
Another of the chorales preludes by Telemann to be found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. It is a bicinium and though it may look simple, it is not....
Another one of the Telemann chorale preludes to be found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. A somewhat dark prelude for a festive occasion. The recording was done on...
This is the second Choral prelude on “Christ lag in Todesbanden” to be found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done on the sample set of...
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in...
