Telemann - "Paris Quartet No.1 in D Major", TWV 43:D2 (1/3)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

"Quartet for 2 flutes (or violins), cello, bassoon & continuo No. 1 in D Major" (Quartets or Trios No. 1), TWV 43:D2

Mov.I - Grave, Allegro, Grave, Allegro

«Six quartets for flute and continuo were composed by Telemann as early as 1730 in Germany and achieved enough success to be "pirated" and printed in 1736, without his knowledge, by the unscrupulous French publisher Le Clerk. Undaunted, the increasingly popular Telemann "refurbished" the works during a brief sojourn in Paris in 1738, re-titled them the "Nouveaux quatuors en six suites a une flute traversiere, un violon, une basse de viole ou violoncelle et basse," vastly more impressive, and proceeded to publish them himself. The impetus to improve his lot obviously forced the composer to stretch the boundaries of his creative abilities, as well. The six "Paris Quartets," as they have been nicknamed, are pinnacles not only of Telemann's oeuvre, but also of the entire Baroque chamber repertoire.»
- Melvyn M. Sobel, Freeport, Long Island, New York

Category:

Music

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• Telemann
• Baroque
• Paris
• Quartets
• Quatuor
• TWV
• 43:D2
• Concerto
• Primo

[iorixs]

telemann composed nice music, thanks for the vid!

[The30YearOldVirgin]

Thank YOU! :)

[imusiciki]

Such a peaceful composition along with your video. Many thanks for posting up this beautiful piece, I enjoyed it very much:)

[The30YearOldVirgin]

Thank you :) My pleasure!

[TwirlingGuy]

(yes, this is in G, not D) It seems that these are mislabeled on the CD, at least according to every version I've ever seen, even the facsimile of the sheet music - they're not for 2 flutes, they're for one flute and one violin (plus gamba/cello and continuo). I have this CD too (borrowed and returned, so I don't have it handy to consult), and wonder why they're listed as such on the mp3's in iTunes. Maybe these players know something about them that nobody else does? Just curious.

[rareviolins]

Likeable immediately :-)

[Bruce99100]

lovely

[theanswer00]

I have a transcription that says that this is TWV 43: G1. And indeed the facsimile is in G major.. so why did you wrote D2? Is that wrote on the disc? There is so much confusion upon this numbers that I can't find what I'm searching

[ProphetLuong]

Thanks for this beautiful video with the lovely music and nice pictures.

[Ant2101]

wow, I love this! :) thanks!

[cmcas]

Is this for cello OR bassoon?? because I dont hear any bassoon...

[The30YearOldVirgin]

And I always said... you are too kind :)