Telemann, Georg Philipp

Georg Philipp Telemann, Christ lag in Todesbanden, TWV 31:27

Posted on Apr 12th, 2015

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Christ lag in Todesbanden, TWV 31:28

Posted on Apr 13th, 2015

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.…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, TWV 31:29

Posted on Apr 14th, 2015

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…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, TWV 31:30

Posted on Apr 15th, 2015

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…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Fughetta, TWV 30:27

Posted on Mar 24th, 2016

[Update, 9 Oct 2016: This Fughetta was definately written by Georg Philipp Telemann; see comments] [Update, 7 oct 2016: This Fughetta was possibly…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wendt (TWV 31:8, BWV Anh. II 56, Emans 98)

Posted on May 27th, 2022

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…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Herzlich tut mich verlangen, TWV 31:21

Posted on May 29th, 2015

This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. A somewhat unusual prelude on this…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein (TWV 31:51)

Posted on Dec 3rd, 2018

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…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein (TWV 31:52)

Posted on Dec 4th, 2018

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…

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Georg Philipp Telemann, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, TWV 31:49

Posted on Oct 25th, 2015

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…

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