(May 2020) Episode 263 is GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN. I do love me some baroque, but this was like an overdose. Perhaps the most prolific composer ever, Telemann wrote some 3,000 pieces, half of which survive, and I was able to find and listen to about half those — still about 800 pieces. Thanks to self-isolation, I did in 7 weeks what would have taken 7+ months. But his quantity isn’t matched by quality; while it isn’t fair to compare anyone to Bach, Telemann’s music can’t match his friend’s magic and melodicism. It’s all very nice though.
Favorite piece: Concerto for 2 Violins in C major
Favorite chamber piece: Overture-Suite in C major “Wassermusik”
Favorite cantata: Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste
Favorite big choral piece: Magnificat in G Major
Compared to expectations: same
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