Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann
Performer: Bettina Pahn, Jochaim Held, Juliane Laake, Carsten Lohff
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Haenssler Classic
Release: 2022
Size: 294 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Die Zeit, TWV 20:23
01. I. Etwas munter
02. II. Recitiativ
03. III. Munter
04. Fantasia in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14 (Arr. for Lute)
Die Falschheit, TWV 20:27
05. I. Traurig
06. II. Recitativ
07. III. Trotzig
08. Fantasia in D Major, TWV 40:27
09. Fantasia in F Minor, TWV 40:16 (Arr. for Lute)
Das Glück, TWV 20:25
10. I. Lebhaft
11. II. Recitativ
12. III. Schmeichelnd
13. Fantasia in C Minor, TWV 40:26
Der Geiz, TWV 20:26
14. I. Trotzig
15. II. Recitativ
16. III. Hurtig
Every sunday Telemann had to perform a church cantata and several Passion recitals, as well as one Passion oratorio every year. For the festive season he was required to deliver a composition for each and every holy day. In the 15 years he was there, during which he also directed the opera, he composed about 20 operas, as well as other music for large ensembles. In spite of his immense productivity, the quality of his work remained unaffected, and he was still able to create beautiful gems such as the Moral Cantatas and the solos for baroque flute, violin and viol. The cantatas served the musical cultivation of the Hamburg bourgeoisie and reflected a contemporary concern; the improvement of morals and the search for the joys of life as a consequence of modesty, reason, tolerance and a moral rectitude with regard to other people, in the sense of the philosophy of Enlightenment.