Georg Philipp Telemann's Die Tageszeiten, TWV 20:39, is a late work by the composer, dating from 1757. It is a modest set of four cantatas, each consisting of a pair of arias and a brief final contrapuntal chorus, with the second aria introduced by a recitative. One vocal soloist -- soprano, alto, tenor, and bass -- is featured in each cantata, making the whole thing ideal for a recital at any level, for none of the music is technically difficult. Anyone expecting a daypart counterpart to Vivaldi's or Haydn's ...
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Georg Philipp Telemann's Die Tageszeiten, TWV 20:39, is a late work by the composer, dating from 1757. It is a modest set of four cantatas, each consisting of a pair of arias and a brief final contrapuntal chorus, with the second aria introduced by a recitative. One vocal soloist -- soprano, alto, tenor, and bass -- is featured in each cantata, making the whole thing ideal for a recital at any level, for none of the music is technically difficult. Anyone expecting a daypart counterpart to Vivaldi's or Haydn's representations of the seasons may be disappointed, but these are interesting items from Telemann's somewhat underappreciated late period. The texts, by the German poet Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae, are quasi-sacred, extolling the glory of the deity in the manifestations of the passage of the day and night. There is a somewhat mystical tone -- "In order to receive you with music, nature has looked desirously at your future" (from the Morning cantata) -- that annotator Klaus Hofmann likens to the...
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