Telemann: Christmas Cantatas (2009)

This disc by the Capella Savaria under veteran conductor Pál Németh marks another step forward for Hungary's growing complement of historically oriented performers. They choose a program intelligently and deliver performances that make dramatic and musical sense. The booklet lays a bit too much stress on the performers' supposed rescue of Telemann from historical obscurity. There have, after all, been many dozens of Telemann recordings in the years since about 1990. The composer's sacred music does, however, remain a mostly ... Read More

This disc by the Capella Savaria under veteran conductor Pál Németh marks another step forward for Hungary's growing complement of historically oriented performers. They choose a program intelligently and deliver performances that make dramatic and musical sense. The booklet lays a bit too much stress on the performers' supposed rescue of Telemann from historical obscurity. There have, after all, been many dozens of Telemann recordings in the years since about 1990. The composer's sacred music does, however, remain a mostly unplowed field. These cantatas for Christmas season (there are three, flanked by other works) offer an ideal introduction to several strands of Telemann's musical thinking. The music is completely different in effect from Bach's cantatas, even though the individual conventions used are for the most part common to both composers. Consider the cantata Hosianna! Dieses soll die Losung sein (Hosanna! This will be our redemption), with its dialogic structure featuring parts for... Read Less

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