Altberg Ensemble, Peter Van Heyghen
Release Date: 23 September 2022
Label: DUX Recording Producers
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5902547017617
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This release features instrumental compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) performed by the Altberg Ensemble under Peter van Heyghen.
In the bourgeois environment of the city of Leipzig, Telemann founded his own collegium musicum – a group of friends playing together for pleasure; however, he quickly managed to bring the quality of its performance to the concert level. He was particularly keen on composing overtures in the French style for his musicians, referring to the oeuvre of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Rameau. In turn, in the Concerto in G Major, called in the sources 'Concerto polonois', he alluded to the Polish tradition. One can hear here the triple, solemn rhythm of the polonaise and characteristic sounds hinting at the folk instruments the composer had the opportunity to overhear during his stay at the Promnitz court in Pszczyna. Original, interesting ensembles and the compositional technique allowed Telemann not only to create melodically original compositions, but also to experiment with sound. This music will probably be appreciated not only by connoisseurs, but by all those who look for colours and moods therein.
"This is a wonderful release, constituting a stylish addition to the Telemann discography, and self-recommending for fans of the composer. But it will also provide rewarding listening for those who regret that Bach did not write any more than his four Orchestral Suites and seek more such repertoire. It is a record I look forward to returning to many times over." – MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
Collegium Cantorum Choir, Janusz Siadlak
Jacek Szponarski, Szymon Mechlinski, Jolanta Pszczolkowsla-Pawlik
Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Witold Lutoslowski Lomza Chamber Philharmonic
Pawel Przytocki, Lódz Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Niedziolka
Tomasz Ritter, Tansman Trio
Messages Quartet, Piotr Lato
Malgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera, Andrzej Karalow
Maciej Tworek, Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra
Pietro Battistoni, Rosso Verona Baroque Ensemble
Zemlinsky Quartet, Paolo Giacometti
Stephane Tetreault; Olivier Hebert-Bouchard
Torleif Thedee & Marianna Shirinyan
Magnus Boye Hansen, Mathias Halvorsen
Rafael Catala, Musica Iberica
Carlotta Malquori, Andrea D'Amato
Ensemble La Francaise
