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The year 2017 will mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Georg Philipp Telemann, one of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era. Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico have taken this opportunity to pay tribute to his eclecticism in a programme juxtaposing works that move constantly between French and Italian stylistic traditions. On this disc, Giovanni Antonini not only directs the ensemble, but also returns to the recorder, his own instrument of choice (as it was the composer’s), and performs the Suite in A minor, the Concerto in C major and the Concerto da camera in G minor. We will also discover a curiosity, a sonata for chalumeaux. This instrument of folk origins is comparable to the clarinet, and Telemann was the first composer to show an interest in it.
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Reviews
Diapason d’or de L’Année 2017
Sound: 4/5
Jean-Luc Macia - 10 Years of Diapason D’or (France) – December 2017
"Il Giardino Armonico is well-established ensemble, and in this recording it demonstrates its continued excellence in this style of music. The lines are clear, often full, with a lush harmony... there is no doubt about his [Antonini] virtuoso command of the recorder... The performance and recording quality, with substantial aural depth, is excellent..."
Bertil van Boer - Fanfare - September/October 2017
Performance **** Recording *****
"...Giovanni Antonini proves an athletic and affectionate communicator of this sophisticated music, enlivening the dances with well-judged tempos, cogent articulation and a light tread that would grace any dance floor..."
Nicholas Anderson – BBC Music magazine – April 2017
Recording of the Month
"... You would have to be a particularly hard-hearted soul to resist the captivating charms of this fabulous CD."
Marc Rochester - MusicWeb-International.com - 15 March 2017
Choc de Classica
Sound ****
Phillippe Venturini - Classica magazine (France) - February 2017
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