Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin

On this CD:

1. Fantasia for violin No. 1 in G minor/B flat major, TWV40:14
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

2. Fantasia for violin No. 2 in G major, TWV40:15
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

3. Fantasia for violin No. 3 in F minor, TWV40:16
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

4. Fantasia for violin No. 4 in D major, TWV40:17
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

5. Fantasia for violin No. 5 in A major, TWV40:18
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

6. Fantasia for violin No. 6 in E minor, TWV40:19
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

7. Fantasia for violin No. 7 in E flat major, TWV40:20
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

8. Fantasia for violin No. 8 in E major, TWV40:21
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

9. Fantasia for violin No. 9 in B minor, TWV40:22
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

10. Fantasia for violin No. 10 in D major, TWV40:23
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

11. Fantasia for violin No. 11 in F major, TWV40:24
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

12. Fantasia for violin No. 12 in A minor, TWV40:25
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Friedemann Sarnau

Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin, Music, Georg Philipp Telemann, Friedemann Sarnau, Chamber, Classical, Violin Solo
Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin Solo; Gulliver Suite for Two Violins
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Dissapointing performance
  • Four Gut Strings, Unaccompanied
  • scraping the surface
  • A Catalog of Riches
  • Love this disk - can hardly get enough of it
 Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin Solo; Gulliver Suite for Two Violins

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000007EP
Release Date: 1996-02-09

Tracks:

  1. Fantasia 1 in B flat
  2. Fantasia 2 in G
  3. Fantasia 3 in F-minor
  4. Fantasia 4 in D
  5. Fantasia 5 in A
  6. Fantasia 6 in E minor
  7. Fantasia 7 in E-flat
  8. Fantasia 8 in E
  9. Fantasia 9 in B minor
  10. Fantasia 10 in D
  11. Fantasia 11 in F
  12. Fantasia 12 in A minor
  13. Gulliver Suite : I Intrada
  14. Gulliver Suite : II Chaconne of the Lilliputians
  15. Gulliver Suite : III Gigue of the Brobdingngians
  16. Gulliver Suite : IV Daydreams of the Laputians and their attendant flappers
  17. Gulliver Suite : V Loure of the well-mannered Houyhnhnms & Wild dance of the untamed Yahoos

Amazon.com

Telemann's musical imagination and inventiveness are astonishing. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific composer in history (over 7,000 pieces!). Yet even when he turned pieces out by the dozen, as he did here, each one had its own character and individual ideas. Andrew Manze plays each one stylishly, although I would no more recommend listening to all of them together than I would advise hearing all of Bach's music for solo violin. Try a few at a time. The little Gulliver Suite, which brings the timing up to 78 minutes, is a charmer. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Dissapointing performance.......2007-03-29

This smart and beautiful music for solo violin deserves a better performance. I don't like the weak projection and the
very tiny sound of Manze. Occasionaly there are too wide volume differences between the tracks. Clearly Manze has admirers. I am not one of them.

5 out of 5 stars Four Gut Strings, Unaccompanied.......2006-07-11

These fantasias for unaccompanied violin by Telemann are solidly in the tradition of German polyphonic/chordal solo string music (for example, the Bach violin Sonatas and Partitas). Often in such music one's interest is held by the sheer textural legerdemain of composer and performer - the marvel of one ostensibly monophonic instrument creating the illusion of multiple voices. There is a whole baroque cosmos contained in these little pieces, a grand tour of baroque affects and styles from learned to GALANT: graceful sicilianas alternate with austere SONATA DA CHIESA-like movements, and quasi-fugal pieces are followed fast on the heels by gauche country-fiddle dances. Andrew Manze, the baroque violin superstar of our time, finds miles of expressiveness and wit in what seems on the page to be plain and conventional baroque rhetoric. His astounding technique is married to a beautiful CANTABILE tone, a bold sense of fantasy and humor, and a sure feeling for the structure, timing, and placement of the tiny movements that make up the fantasias. This is an extravaganza not to be missed by any fans of baroque violin playing.

2 out of 5 stars scraping the surface.......2005-12-22

Andrew Manze's playing, hailed by petty music critics all over the world as witty and brilliant, blah blah blah, certainly falls flat here. Yes, he's got chops, and he's made it his admirable quest to record everything under the sun, but these beatiful and fun (yes, fun!) Fantasias are rich with rhetorical sentiment, and Manze breezes mechanically and monotonously. If you're a Manze fan already, of course you're going to love this CD. You'll also love it if you have no idea what "rhetorical sentiment" is. However, if you know anything about early music or prefer other things to eat besides vanilla pudding, you may not want to waste your money. I wish one day we could live in a world where recording companies record good music, not just flashy names.

5 out of 5 stars A Catalog of Riches.......2001-11-07

Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin (1735) are intriguingly elusive. Their brief movements offer a whirlwind tour of European manners and styles. The player's resources are laid bare -- no overarching formal design (this isn't Bach), and few openings for virtuosic display.

Andrew Manze is a star of the period-instrument set. Lightning reflexes (and wits) and improvisatory flair are his strengths -- precisely what this music demands. His playing is a catalog of riches. Compare two concluding allegros -- No. 4, with its bustling near-orchestral accompaniment sharply set against the melody, and No. 11, all fantastic lightness. Or the Italianate curves of No. 6's graceful Siciliana. Caroline Balding seconds Manze impeccably in the encore, a playful suite inspired by "Gulliver's Travels."

The sound is typical of Harmonia Mundi's best -- a close, unimpeded perspective, as mellow as it is brilliant.

5 out of 5 stars Love this disk - can hardly get enough of it.......2001-07-14

This is an extremely enjoyable, listenable disk. I love the Bach solo sonatas but they should not be compared to the Telemann, which is a completely different thing, "easy listening" by comparison and full of memorable tunes. The disk does not wear thin. It's sitting in my car CD player right now and I must have listened to it 25 times and simply haven't been motivated to replace it, because I haven't gotten tired of it!
Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin
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    		Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Violin

    Manufacturer: Gall Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Telemann, Georg PhilippTelemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000009J5A
    Release Date: 1995-12-12
    Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias For Solo Violin
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      		Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Fantasias For Solo Violin

      Manufacturer: Analekta
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Telemann, Georg PhilippTelemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000009CX0
      Release Date: 2007-04-06

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Largo
      2. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Allegro
      3. Fantasia No. 1 in B Flat: Grave-D.C.
      4. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Largo
      5. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Allegro
      6. Fantasia No. 2 in G: Allegro
      7. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Adagio
      8. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Presto
      9. Fantasia No. 3 in f: Grave-Vivace
      10. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Vivace
      11. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Grave
      12. Fantasia No. 4 in D: Allegro
      13. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Allegro-Presto
      14. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Andante
      15. Fantasia NO. 5 in A: Allegro
      16. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Grave
      17. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Presto
      18. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Siciliana
      19. Fantasia No. 6 in e: Allegro
      20. Fantasia No. 7 in E Flat: Dolce
      21. Fantasia No. 7 in E Flat: Allegro
      22. Fantasia No. 7 in E Flat: Largo
      23. Fantasia No. 7 in E Flat: Presto
      24. Fantasia No. 8 in E: Piacevolmente
      25. Fantasia No. 8 in E: Spirituoso
      26. Fantasia No. 8 in E: Allegro
      27. Fantasia No. 9 in b: Siciliana
      28. Fantasia No. 9 in b: Vivace
      29. Fantasia No. 9 in b: Allegro
      30. Fantasia No. 10 in D: Presto
      31. Fantasia No. 10 in D: Largo
      32. Fantasia No. 10 in D: Allegro
      33. Fantasia No. 11 in F: Un Poco Vivace
      34. Fantasia No. 11 in F: Soave-D.C.
      35. Fantasia No. 11 in F: Allegro
      36. Fantasia No. 12 in a: Moderato
      37. Fantasia No. 12 in a: Vivace
      38. Fantasia No. 12 in a: Presto
      Twelve Fantasias for Violin Without Bass
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        		Twelve Fantasias for Violin Without Bass
        Telemann , and Dubeau
        Manufacturer: Analekta
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000002RGF
        Release Date: 1995-12-01

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