Telemann - Kapitansmusik 1744 | CPO 7773902

Telemann - Kapitansmusik 1744

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Label: CPO

Cat No: 7773902

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 29th June 2009

Contents

Artists

Dorothee Mields
Monika Mauch
Ulrike Hofbauer
Immo Schroder
Dominik Woerner
Weser-Renaissance Bremen

Conductor

Manfred Cordes

Works

Telemann, Georg Philipp

Kapitansmusik 1744

Artists

Dorothee Mields
Monika Mauch
Ulrike Hofbauer
Immo Schroder
Dominik Woerner
Weser-Renaissance Bremen

Conductor

Manfred Cordes

About

This new release features the Kapitänsmusik of 1744.

Georg Philipp Telemann’s role as Music Director in Hamburg in the early 18th Century meant he virtually assumed responsibility for the whole of Hamburg’s music life. In 1722 he began supplying no less than thirty-six Kapitänsmusiken, each consisting of an oratorio and a serenata, in honour of the captains and colonels of the Hamburg civic guard.

This oratorio features solo singers in the roles of the allegorical figures representing Hamburg’s Guardian Spirit, Liberty, Contemplation, Joy, Gratitude, Discernment, Trust, Love and Frivolity. Once again Telemann’s gift for sophisticated instrumental technique is shown. Fifes and drums add unusual military colours in the serenata.

An authentic performance is given by Manfred Cordes and his Weser-Renaissance Bremen, a duo who have been acclaimed in the past for their “peerless, expert performances” (Classics Today).

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