Robert Smith – Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias for Viola da Gamba (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Robert Smith – Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias for Viola da Gamba (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:16 minutes | 1,32 GB | Genre: Classical
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Lost to the world for centuries, the recent rediscovery in 2015 of Georg Philipp Telemann’s twelve Fantasias for viola da gamba represents a major addition to the solo repertoire of the instrument.

In the year of the 250th anniversary of Telemann’s death, acclaimed Amsterdam-based gambist Robert Smith brings these long forgotten works back to life with this striking recording of the complete set of twelve fantasias in a vital addition to the Telemann discography – one of earliest recordings of these eagerly anticipated works.

‘Whatever the [music’s] mood, this is playing of exceptional quality. Robert Smith navigates each piece with clear-eyed musicality, always weaving a beautifully sonorous, coherent line through Telemann’s rich invention.’ (The Observer)

‘Under Smith’s experienced, marvellously sensitive hands, these works burst into life, and a dazzling array of invention and technique is unfolded before the listener. Smith’s particular talent is to allow the instrument to speak with total naturalness, keeping the music rhythmically buoyant and skilfully applying subtle rubato’ (Europadisc)

Tracklist:
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
01. Fantasia No. 1 in C Minor, TWV 40:26: I. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
02. Fantasia No. 1 in C Minor, TWV 40:26: II. Allegro
03. Fantasia No. 2 in D Major, TWV 40:27: I. Vivace & Andante
04. Fantasia No. 2 in D Major, TWV 40:27: II. Presto
05. Fantasia No. 3 in E Minor, TWV 40:28: I. Largo
06. Fantasia No. 3 in E Minor, TWV 40:28: II. Presto
07. Fantasia No. 3 in E Minor, TWV 40:28: III. Vivace
08. Fantasia No. 4 in F Major, TWV 40:29: I. Vivace
09. Fantasia No. 4 in F Major, TWV 40:29: II.Grave
10. Fantasia No. 4 in F Major, TWV 40:29: III. Allegro
11. Fantasia No. 5 in B Flat Major, TWV 40:30: I. Allegro
12. Fantasia No. 5 in B Flat Major, TWV 40:30: II. Largo
13. Fantasia No. 5 in B Flat Major, TWV 40:30: III. Allegro
14. Fantasia No. 6 in G Major, TWV 40:31: I. Scherzando
15. Fantasia No. 6 in G Major, TWV 40:31: II. Dolce
16. Fantasia No. 6 in G Major, TWV 40:31: III. Spirituoso
17. Fantasia No. 7 in G Minor, TWV 40:32: I. Andante
18. Fantasia No. 7 in G Minor, TWV 40:32: II. Vivace
19. Fantasia No. 7 in G Minor, TWV 40:32: III. Allegro
20. Fantasia No. 8 in A Major, TWV 40:33: I. Allegro
21. Fantasia No. 8 in A Major, TWV 40:33: II. Grave
22. Fantasia No. 8 in A Major, TWV 40:33: III. Vivace
23. Fantasia No. 9 in C Major, TWV 40:34: I. Presto
24. Fantasia No. 9 in C Major, TWV 40:34: II. Grave
25. Fantasia No. 9 in C Major, TWV 40:34: III. Allegro
26. Fantasia No. 10 in E Major, TWV 40:35: I. Dolce – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro
27. Fantasia No. 10 in E Major, TWV 40:35: II. Siciliana
28. Fantasia No. 10 in E Major, TWV 40:35: III. Scherzando
29. Fantasia No. 11 in D Minor, TWV 40:36: I. Allegro
30. Fantasia No. 11 in D Minor, TWV 40:36: II. Grave
31. Fantasia No. 11 in D Minor, TWV 40:36: III. Allegro
32. Fantasia No. 12 in E Flat Major, TWV 40:37: I. Andante
33. Fantasia No. 12 in E Flat Major, TWV 40:37: II. Allegro
34. Fantasia No. 12 in E Flat Major, TWV 40:37: III. Vivace