12 Fantasias for Viola da Gamba (Telemann)
Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba Solo Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle | |
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by Georg Philipp Telemann | |
Catalogue | TWV 40:26–37 |
Published | 1735 Hamburg : |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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).[3]
Based on research by the French musicologist François-Pierre Goy,[4] the fantasias, which had been thought to be lost, were found in 2015 in an archive of the in Osnabrück.[5][6][7] 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.[8][7] The fantasias were published by Edition Güntersberg in 2016, with a facsimile of Telemann's print.[1] After their discovery, the fantasias were first performed by the gambist ,[7] who is also a musicologist teaching at the Leipzig University.[9] 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)[10][11] and the presentation of the edition.[7]
Music[]
This collection consists of the following works:[12]
- Fantasia in C minor (Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro)[13][14]
- 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.[15][11] 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".[11]
Performances, arrangement and recordings[]
The fantasias have been performed internationally after their rediscovery, especially in 2017, celebrating 250 years after the composer died.[2][12][16] 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".[17]
Jonathan Dunford recorded the fantasias in two volumes, one in April 2016,[18] the second in May that year,[19] and he played excerpts in lectures for France Musique in July 2016.[20] The fantasias were recorded by Robert Smith[21] in 2017. A reviewer of The Guardian noted the compositions' "astonishing range" in character between "infectious jollity" and "depths of despair",[22] and attest that the player "navigates each piece with clear-eyed musicality, always weaving a beautifully sonorous, coherent line through Telemann’s rich invention".[22]
Award[]
Fritzsch was awarded the Echo Klassik 2017 in the category Welterstaufführung (World Premiere Recording) for his first recording of the fantasias.[23][24]
Edition[]
- Zadow, Günter von; Fritzsch, Thomas, eds. (2016). Telemann, Zwölf Fantasien für Viola da Gamba solo, 40:26–37, VdG, Moderne Ausgabe und Faksimile. Edition Güntersberg. ISMN 979-0-50174-281-3.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Güntersberg 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Guerrieri, Matthew (9 June 2017). "Lost and found music, two centuries apart". Boston Globe. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Zohn 2008.
- ^ François-Pierre Goy on BnF
- ^ Zadow 2016, p. 47,64.
- ^ Drees, Stefan (25 March 2016). "Telemann, Georg Philipp – 12 Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle / Schließung einer bedeutsamen Repertoirelücke" (in German). Magazin Klassik. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Gambist Thomas Fritzsch präsentiert 12 verschollen geglaubte Fantasien für Viola da gamba" (PDF) (in German). Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage. 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Zadow 2016, p. 47.
- ^ "Thomas Fritzsch" (in German). Institut für Musikpädagogik of the Leipzig University. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Welturaufführung in Klosterkirche" (in German). Burgenlandkreis Regional TV. 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gardner, Charlotte (2016). "Telemann / 12 Fantaisies pour la basse de violle". Gramophone. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Telemannia: Telemann's Complete 'Lost' 12 Fantasias for Solo Viol, 1735". telemann2017.eu. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Fantasia 1 [C-Moll] / TWV 40:26" (PDF). Edition Güntersberg. 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Viola di Gamba. Fantasia I." (PDF). Edition Güntersberg. 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Heinrich 2016, p. 99.
- ^ "Georg Philipp Telemann: From the 12 Fantasies for Viola da gamba Solo". Internationale Barocktage Stift Melk. 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Mandelartz, Monika (2016). "Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / 12 Fantasias / arranged after the fantasias for viola da gamba solo". Girolamo. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Telemann: Fantasies for Solo Viola da Gamba, Vol. 1". store.cdbaby.com. 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Telemann: Fantasies for Solo Viola da Gamba, Vol. 2". store.cdbaby.com. 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "France Musique – Jonathan Dunford on Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba, 1735" (in French). telemannia.org. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Robert Smith" (in German). L'Arco Sonoro. 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pritchard, Stephen (30 July 2017). "Telemann: Fantasias for Viola da Gamba CD review – a delight". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Winners" (PDF). Echo Klassik. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "ECHO Klassik 2017 für Thomas Fritzsch" (in German). telemann2017.eu. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
Bibliography[]
- "Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo". Edition Güntersberg. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- Zohn, Steven (2001). "Georg Philipp Telemann". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
- Heinrich, Susanne (2016). "Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) / 12 Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba / Edition Güntersberg, G281 (2016), Ledenburg Sammlung, with Facsimile" (PDF). The Viola da Gamba Society Journal. 10: 43–80. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- Zadow, Günter von (2016). "The Works for Viola da Gamba in the Ledenburg Collection" (PDF). The Viola da Gamba Society Journal. 10: 43–80. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- Zohn, Steven (2008). Music for a Mixed Taste: Style, Genre, and Meaning in Telemann's Instrumental Works. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516977-5.
External links[]
- Compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann
- Compositions for viol
- Fantasias (music)