12 Fantasias for Viola da Gamba (Telemann)

Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba SoloFantaisies pour la Basse de Violle Georg Philipp Telemann Telemann 12 fantasias for viola da gamba without basso.png Title page TWV 40:26–37 1735 Hamburg no Georg Philipp Telemann's collection of Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba Solo, TWV 40:26–37, was published in Hamburg in 1735, titled Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle. The fantasias for viola da gamba were considered lost until an original print was found in a private collection in 2015. They were published by Edition Güntersberg in 2016, and first recorded and performed again by Thomas Fritzsch the same year. History Telemann printed the fantasias for viola da gamba in 1735 in his own publishing house in Hamburg.Güntersberg 2016 He undertook self-publishing, offering works by subscription: His subscriber lists include buyers from Amsterdam, London and Paris. He offered a 20% discount to subscribers to the fantasias. The fantasias are among Telemann's collections of music for unaccompanied instruments, with others being twelve fantasias for solo flute (1732/33), twelve fantasias for solo violin (1735), and thirty-six pieces for harpsichord (1732–33).Zohn 2008 Based on research by the French musicologist François-Pierre Goy,François-Pierre Goy on BnF the fantasias, which had been thought to be lost, were found in 2015 in an archive of the State Archive of Lower Saxony de Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv in Osnabrück.Zadow 2016 47,64 The archive held a complete copy of the music printed by Telemann in 1735 in the private collection from Schloss Ledenburg, now called Ledenburg Collection.Zadow 2016 47 The fantasias were published by Edition Güntersberg in 2016, with a facsimile of Telemann's print.Güntersberg 2016 After their discovery, the fantasias were first performed by the gambist Thomas Fritzsch, who is also a musicologist teaching at the Leipzig University. Fritzsch played them for the first time after their rediscovery in two concerts as part of the 23rd Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage on 19 and 20 March 2016, along with a recording (made at the abbey church of Zscheiplitz) and the presentation of the edition. Music This collection consists of the following works: Fantasia in C minor (Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro) Fantasia in D major (Vivace – Andante – Vivace Presto) Fantasia in E minor (Largo – Presto – Vivace) Fantasia in F major (Vivace – Grave – Allegro) Fantasia in B-flat major (Allegro – Largo – Allegro) Fantasia in G major (Scherzando – Dolce – Spirituoso) Fantasia in G minor (Andante – Vivace – Allegro) Fantasia in A major (Allegro – Vivace – Allegro) Fantasia in C major (Presto – Grave – Allegro) Fantasia in E major (Dolce – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro Siciliana Scherzando) Fantasia in D minor (Allegro – Grave – Allegro) Fantasia in E-flat major (Andante – Allegro – Vivace) Written at a time when the instrument was no longer fashionable, Telemann had to compose with imagination to attract buyers.Heinrich 2016 99 A reviewer of Gramophone notes: "Telemann presents a cornucopia of broken chords, unison and contrapuntal writing, passagework and even some plucking; there's also a nod to the fashion tussle of the time between the fugal and the galant style". Performances, arrangement and recordings The fantasias have been performed internationally after their rediscovery, especially in 2017, celebrating 250 years after the composer died. The flutist Monika Mandelartz arranged the fantasias for her instrument, saying that they are "complex, musically rich pieces, albeit not immediately understandable to the performer". Jonathan Dunford recorded the fantasias in two volumes, one in April 2016, the second in May that year, and he played excerpts in lectures for France Musique in July 2016. The fantasias were recorded by Robert Smith in 2017. A reviewer of The Guardian noted the compositions' "astonishing range" in character between "infectious jollity" and "depths of despair", and attest that the player "navigates each piece with clear-eyed musicality, always weaving a beautifully sonorous, coherent line through Telemann's rich invention". In a comparative review of current recordings of the Fantasias, Fanfare magazine writes that it is John Dornenburg in his 2020 recording "who is the most imaginative and who gets the most out of Telemann's music," stating that "Dornenburg's playing is more assertive and his tone is warmer, fuller, and more characterful."Tuttle Raymond 2022 May–June TELEMANN Fantasias for viola da Gamba, TWV 40:26–37. John Dornenburg (vdg). CENTAUR 3892 (77:50) 416 Fanfare Award Fritzsch was awarded the Echo Klassik 2017 in the category Welterstaufführung (World Premiere Recording) for his first recording of the fantasias. Edition Zadow Günter von Fritzsch Thomas http://www.guentersberg.de/noten/de/g281.php Telemann, Zwölf Fantasien für Viola da Gamba solo, 40:26–37, VdG, Moderne Ausgabe und Faksimile Edition Güntersberg 2016 979-0-50174-281-3 References 20em Drees Stefan https://magazin.klassik.com/reviews/reviews.cfm?TASK=REVIEW&RECID=30282&REID=16450, Telemann, Georg Philipp – 12 Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle / Schließung einer bedeutsamen Repertoirelücke Magazin Klassik 25 March 2016 de 7 July 2017 Gardner Charlotte https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/telemann-12-fantaisies-pour-la-basse-de-violle Telemann / 12 Fantaisies pour la basse de violle Gramophone 2016 1 July 2017 Guerrieri Matthew https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2017/06/08/lost-and-found-music-two-centuries-apart/cWzdQYGSPSKD1HDuQOKkTO/story.html Lost and found music, two centuries apart Boston Globe 9 June 2017 1 July 2017 Mandelartz Monika http://www.girolamo.de/single/g12049E.html Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / 12 Fantasias / arranged after the fantasias for viola da gamba solo Girolamo 2016 1 July 2017 Pritchard Stephen https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/30/telemann-fantasias-for-viola-da-gamba-review-robert-smith Telemann: Fantasias for Viola da Gamba CD review – a delight The Guardian 30 July 2017 16 August 2017 https://arcosonoro.com/ensemble/robert-smith/ Robert Smith L'Arco Sonoro 2017 de 17 August 2017 17 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170817162042/https://arcosonoro.com/ensemble/robert-smith/ dead http://www.blkregional.de/welturauffuehrung-in-klosterkirche/ Welturaufführung in Klosterkirche Burgenlandkreis Regional TV 2016 de 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718134404/http://www.blkregional.de/welturauffuehrung-in-klosterkirche/ 18 July 2016 dead https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jonathandunford5 Telemann: Fantasies for Solo Viola da Gamba, Vol. 1 store.cdbaby.com 2016 16 August 2016 6 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190706142553/https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jonathandunford5 dead https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jonathandunford6 Telemann: Fantasies for Solo Viola da Gamba, Vol. 2 store.cdbaby.com 2016 16 August 2016 6 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190706142551/https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jonathandunford6 dead http://www.echoklassik.de/fileadmin/echoklassik/upload/news/2017/2ECHO_KLASSIK_Winners_2017.pdf Winners Echo Klassik 2017 16 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212313/http://www.echoklassik.de/fileadmin/echoklassik/upload/news/2017/2ECHO_KLASSIK_Winners_2017.pdf 3 August 2017 dead http://www.telemann2017.eu/de/news-detail/echo-klassik-2017-fuer-thomas-fritzsch.html ECHO Klassik 2017 für Thomas Fritzsch telemann2017.eu 1 August 2017 de 16 August 2016 http://telemannia.org/archives/117 France Musique – Jonathan Dunford on Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba, 1735 telemannia.org 30 July 2017 fr 16 August 2016 http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~mupaed/html/vita/frit.html Thomas Fritzsch Institut für Musikpädagogik of the Leipzig University de 6 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120902101557/http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~mupaed/html/vita/frit.html 2 September 2012 http://www.telemann.org/tl_files/files/images/veranstaltungen_programm/23.MTFT/Presse/Pressemappe_23.%20Magdeburger%20Telemann-Festtage.pdf Gambist Thomas Fritzsch präsentiert 12 verschollen geglaubte Fantasien für Viola da gamba Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage 2016 de 6 6 July 2016 18 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718134358/http://www.telemann.org/tl_files/files/images/veranstaltungen_programm/23.MTFT/Presse/Pressemappe_23.%20Magdeburger%20Telemann-Festtage.pdf dead https://www.barocktagemelk.at/en/program-tickets/54-fantasien-im-garten-eden?set_language=en Georg Philipp Telemann: From the 12 Fantasies for Viola da gamba Solo Internationale Barocktage Stift Melk 2017 1 July 2017 http://www.guentersberg.de/samples/g281-sam1.pdf Fantasia 1 [C-Moll] / TWV 40:26 Edition Güntersberg 2016 16 August 2017 http://www.guentersberg.de/samples/g281-sam2.pdf Viola di Gamba. 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Edition Güntersberg 2016 16 August 2017 http://www.telemann2017.eu/en/events/event/telemannia-telemanns-complete-lost-12-fantasias-for-solo-viol-1735-947.html Telemannia: Telemann's Complete 'Lost' 12 Fantasias for Solo Viol, 1735 telemann2017.eu 10 March 2017 1 July 2017 Bibliography http://www.guentersberg.de/noten/en/g281.php Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo Edition Güntersberg 2016 2016-02-21 Güntersberg 2016 Georg Philipp Telemann Zohn, Steven Heinrich Susanne http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-10_1.pdf Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / 12 Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba / Edition Güntersberg, G281 (2016), Ledenburg Sammlung, with Facsimile The Viola da Gamba Society Journal 10 2016 43–80 17 August 2017 Zadow Günter von http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-10_1.pdf The Works for Viola da Gamba in the Ledenburg Collection The Viola da Gamba Society Journal 10 2016 43–80 17 August 2017 Zohn Steven 2008 Music for a Mixed Taste: Style, Genre, and Meaning in Telemann's Instrumental Works Oxford University Press 978-0-19-516977-5 registration https://archive.org/details/musicformixedtas00zohn_0 External links 12 Fantasias for Viol without Bass, TWV 40:26-37 (Telemann, Georg Philipp) 12 Fantasias for Viol without Bass, TWV 40:26–37 collapsed Fantasia Telemann Telemann