“The sound, particularly on the Esterhazy recordings, is warm and full, and performances excellent …Telemann’s inexhaustible invention is well demonstrated, these collective concertos offer the greatest interest …Concerto for 3 Trumpets etc brings a sprightly fugue, oboes dominate a gravely expressive Largo, and ending with superb interplay – an irresistible masterpiece ! The Suite opens with a folksong ‘come up and see me sometime’ and strongly characterised dances follow with a feeling for colour … Highly stimulating set – the warmest of welcomes ! (Penguin Guide 3*)
Concerto in E for Flute, Oboe d’amore, Violin & Strings [16:55]1. Andante 3:42 2. Allegro 5:45 3. Siciliano 3:16 4. Vivace 4:11
Concerto in G for 2 Violas and Strings [6:23]5. Avec douceur 1:44 6. Gai 1:51 7. Largo 1:07 8. Vivement 1:40
Concerto in D for Trumpet, 2 Oboes & Strings [9:51]9. Allegro 3:06 10. Adagio 0:53 11. Aria 2:48
12. Grave 0:36 13. Allegro 2:26
Raymond Meylan flute (1-4) Andre Lardot oboe d’amore (1-4)
Karl Stierhof & Peter Pecha violas (5-8)
I Solisti di Zagreb / Antonio Janigro (1-8)
Peter Masseurs trumpet / Amsterdam Bach Soloists (9-13)
Concerto in B flat for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes & Strings [12:34]14. Andante 4:02 15. Presto 2:51 16. Cantabile 3:32 17. Allegro 2:07
Concerto in D for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Timpani & Strings [11:27]18. Intrada 2:11 19. Allegro 3:00 20. Largo 3:20 21. Vivace 2:55
SUITE ‘La Putain’ (The Prostitute) [20:00]22. Overture 5:22 23. Masquerade 1:59 24. Louré 1:15 25.Minuet 1:48
26. Rondeau 1:33 27. Sarabande 2:09 28. Marche 1:09
29. Minuet & Trio 2:03 30. Bourrée 0:52 31. Hornpipe 1:45
The Esterhazy Orchestra / David Blum (14-31)
TOTAL TIME 77:54