Marion Treupel-Franck flute, Vicktor Toepelmann gamba/Baroque cello, Ilhae Eizinger-Kim harpsichord
72:38
Querstand: VKJK 2502
This is an exquisitely gathered selection of chamber works befittingly under the title, “Telemann in a French light”. There are no fewer than four world premieres (sonatas from the Brussels Conservatory), and several cleverly “orchestrated” pieces from the second dozen of the 36 harpsichord fantasias (1730), and menuets taken from the two sets of 50 published in 1728 and 1730. These “transmuted” works come across with a charming ease in their new guise and fit within the overall French theme. Two of the four premiered pieces, TWV 41: e9 and G12, might be termed “Sonates en Suite”, exuding some classic elements from the French suite. The other two are just as captivating in their intimate charm and fluency; G11, although in an Italianate format, incorporates French elements, while D10 overtly follows a cantabile style, so perfect for the flute, and delightfully captured here.
The neat and ingeniously transformed fantasias and menuets add to the overall charm of this brightly recorded disc, where the trio of musicians captures the intimate nature and structure of the French taste with a relished and admirable synergy.
This is certainly one of the nicest chamber CDs I have heard for quite some time and should draw the attention of all lovers of Telemann’s chamber music. The CD booklet is well laid out and has an unusually stylish font, which is lucid and charming like the music itself.
David Bellinger