{"product_id":"4589538836320","title":"Felix Koch - Georg Philipp Telemann: Complete Cantatas Vol.6 -Franzosischer Jahrgang - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Koch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CPO label, a global leader in the revival of Telemann’s works, is undertaking a recording project of all 72 cantatas composed for the church year (liturgical calendar) of 1714–15. Known as the “Telemann Project,” this initiative is a collaboration between the Collegium Musicum at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and the Forum für Alte Musik in Frankfurt am Main. For the performance of all 72 cantatas, new performance scores are being prepared based on manuscript copies and codices. Composed intensively between 1714 and 1715 for several churches in Frankfurt, these works form a collection of cantatas in the “French style,” incorporating the rhythms of French dance music and French-style arias. This sixth volume features 10 cantatas written for Christmas and the season that follows.\nCD 1 features cantatas for the period around Christmas, incorporating trumpets, timpani, horns, and oboes to create a festive atmosphere celebrating the birth of Jesus. The cantatas (Tracks 18–23), based on the chorale “O Christians, Praise the Lord,” which remains a beloved German Christmas carol to this day, are magnificent works accompanied by five trumpets.\nCD 2 features four cantatas written for the Sundays following Epiphany, as well as one cantata for the “Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary” (also known as Candlemas), which celebrates the event when the infant Jesus was brought to the Temple by the Virgin Mary and her husband Joseph. These works, scored for a small ensemble centered on strings and basso continuo, feature arias with delicate emotional expression and are characterized by a strong French influence.\nThis systematic recording of the French-style liturgical cantata collection was consistently performed by the German early music orchestra, the Neumayer Consort, and the Gutenberg Solists—a group of 12 singers formed in 2020 at Johannes Gutenberg University specifically for this “Telemann Project.” The scale and instrumentation adhere to 18th-century performance practices, with vocal ensemble members performing the solo parts. This large-scale, significant recording project—steadily progressing in the very region where the works were composed by artists who can truly be called specialists in Telemann’s vocal works—is well worth noting.\n\nCover painting: Matthias Merian the Elder (1593–1650): “View of Eisenach with Wartburg Castle” (1650)\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CPO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54004512882977,"sku":"4589538836320","price":45.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538836320.jpg?v=1792686156","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-it\/products\/4589538836320","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}