Telemann Edition
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Composer: Georg Philipp TelemannConductor: Pieter-Jan Belder
Conductor: Patrick Peire
Conductor: Jed Wentz
Orchestra: Musica Amphion
Orchestra: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense
Orchestra: Musica ad Rhenum
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2011-05-31
Music Label: Brilliant Classics
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Music Review: Well worth it, no questions asked
Rating: 5 Stars
I bought this when the planets had mysteriously aligned and the price was a mere $39.99 US (and with the Australian dollar buying $1.10 US recently, it was even better!). But the normal price was around twice that, but even if this seemingly one-time special is never to be repeated, this set is still worth it at $80 (which is just $2.75 per disc).
Of the 29 CDs in the set I purchased (I note 31 now listed? Brilliant are always re-jigging their products, it seems) I can safely say that it was only the "Concerto in E major for Flute, Oboe d'amore, Viola d'amore, Strings & basso continuo" on the "Concertos for Diverse Instruments" CD that I did not like. The viola d'amore in this recording almost sounds out of tune; the performers are the Wiener Akademie. It's so bad I can't stand to listen to it, but with only one work across 29 CDs not being to my liking, that's not bad, considering.
The 4 CDs of Tafelmusik are played by Musica Amphion and use period instruments. The performances are quite agreeable, though I prefer Reinhard Goebel's Musica Antiqua Köln for these works, but a change of pace to trick the ear every now and then doesn't go astray, and if you don't yet have Tafelmusik, then these will fill that void well.
The 8 CDs of overtures are excellent. They're not lush or rushed performances worthy of Reinhard Goebel, but are more intimate modern instrument recordings made between 2004 and 2008. They are worth the full price alone, in my view. The Passions-Oratorium spans two discs and is mainly a curiosity for me. It isn't a particularly memorable work. The remaining CDs make for easy listening and will round out your Telemann collection in one fell swoop.
Each disc is housed in its own cardboard sleeve (all orange in my set except discs 6 and 7, which were green, using the same pattern; quite strange, but who cares?). A CD-ROM is also included with liner notes in PDF form and a full Brilliant Classics catalogue (which seems to be more detailed than their web site at present).
In short, I would recommend this without question.
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