Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Ouverture (Lentement - Vite - Lentement - Vi
2. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Réjouissance
3. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Rondeau
4. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Loure
5. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Passepied
6. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Air. Un peu vivement
7. Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55:e1: Gigue
8. Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43:G2: Largo - Allegro - Largo
9. Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43:G2: Vivace - Moderato - Vivace
10. Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43:G2: Grave
11. Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43:G2: Vivace
12. Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik I/3), TWV 53:A2: Largo
13. Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik I/3), TWV 53:A2: Allegro
14. Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik I/3), TWV 53:A2: Grazioso
15. Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik I/3), TWV 53:A2: Allegro

Disc 2:

1. Trio for 2 violins & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik I/4), TWV 42:Es1: Affetuoso
2. Trio for 2 violins & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik I/4), TWV 42:Es1: Vivace
3. Trio for 2 violins & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik I/4), TWV 42:Es1: Grave
4. Trio for 2 violins & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik I/4), TWV 42:Es1: Allegro
5. Solo (Sonata), for flute & continuo in B minor (Tafelmusik I/5), TWV 41:h4: Cantabile
6. Solo (Sonata), for flute & continuo in B minor (Tafelmusik I/5), TWV 41:h4: Allegro
7. Solo (Sonata), for flute & continuo in B minor (Tafelmusik I/5), TWV 41:h4: Dolce
8. Solo (Sonata), for flute & continuo in B minor (Tafelmusik I/5), TWV 41:h4: Allegro
9. Sinfonia (Conclusion) for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/6), TWV 50:5
10. Overture, suite for trumpet, oboe, strings & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik II:1), TWV 55:D1: Ouverture (Lentement - Vite - Lentemen
11. Overture, suite for trumpet, oboe, strings & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik II:1), TWV 55:D1: Air. Tempo giusto
12. Overture, suite for trumpet, oboe, strings & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik II:1), TWV 55:D1: Air. Vivace
13. Overture, suite for trumpet, oboe, strings & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik II:1), TWV 55:D1: Air. Presto
14. Overture, suite for trumpet, oboe, strings & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik II:1), TWV 55:D1: Air. Allegro

Disc 3:

1. Quartet for 2 flutes, recorder, bassoon (or cello or recorder) & continuo in D minor (Tafelmusik II/2), TWV 43:d1: Andante
2. Quartet for 2 flutes, recorder, bassoon (or cello or recorder) & continuo in D minor (Tafelmusik II/2), TWV 43:d1: Vivace
3. Quartet for 2 flutes, recorder, bassoon (or cello or recorder) & continuo in D minor (Tafelmusik II/2), TWV 43:d1: Largo
4. Quartet for 2 flutes, recorder, bassoon (or cello or recorder) & continuo in D minor (Tafelmusik II/2), TWV 43:d1: Allegro
5. Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major (Tafelmusik II/3), TWV 53:F1: Allegro
6. Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major (Tafelmusik II/3), TWV 53:F1: Largo
7. Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major (Tafelmusik II/3), TWV 53:F1: Vivace
8. Trio for flute, oboe & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik II/4), TWV 42:e2: Affetuoso
9. Trio for flute, oboe & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik II/4), TWV 42:e2: Allegro
10. Trio for flute, oboe & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik II/4), TWV 42:e2: Dolce
11. Trio for flute, oboe & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik II/4), TWV 42:e2: Vivace
12. Solo, for violin & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik II/5), TWV41:A4: Andante
13. Solo, for violin & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik II/5), TWV41:A4: Vivace
14. Solo, for violin & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik II/5), TWV41:A4: Cantabile
15. Solo, for violin & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik II/5), TWV41:A4: Allegro

Disc 4:

1. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Ouverture (Lentement - Pres
2. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Bergerie (un peu vivement)
3. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Allegresse (vite)
4. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Postillons
5. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Flaterie
6. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Badinage (très vite)
7. Overture, suite for 2 oboes, 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/1), TWV 55:B1: Menuet
8. Quartet for flute, violin, cello & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik III/2), TWV 43:e2: Adagio
9. Quartet for flute, violin, cello & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik III/2), TWV 43:e2: Allegro
10. Quartet for flute, violin, cello & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik III/2), TWV 43:e2: Dolce
11. Quartet for flute, violin, cello & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik III/2), TWV 43:e2: Allegro
12. Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik III/3), TWV 54:Es1: Maestoso
13. Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik III/3), TWV 54:Es1: Allegro
14. Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik III/3), TWV 54:Es1: Grave
15. Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in E flat major (Tafelmusik III/3), TWV 54:Es1: Vivace
16. Trio for 2 flutes & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik III/4), TWV 42:D5: Andante
17. Trio for 2 flutes & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik III/4), TWV 42:D5: Allegro
18. Trio for 2 flutes & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik III/4), TWV 42:D5: Grave - Largo - Grave
19. Trio for 2 flutes & continuo in D major (Tafelmusik III/4), TWV 42:D5: Vivace
20. Solo, for oboe & continuo in G minor (Tafelmusik III/5), TWV 41:g6: Largo
21. Solo, for oboe & continuo in G minor (Tafelmusik III/5), TWV 41:g6: Presto - Tempo giusto - Presto
22. Solo, for oboe & continuo in G minor (Tafelmusik III/5), TWV 41:g6: Andante
23. Solo, for oboe & continuo in G minor (Tafelmusik III/5), TWV 41:g6: Allegro
24. Conclusion, sinfonia for 2 oboes, strings & continuo in B flat major (Tafelmusik III/6), TWV 50:10

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4942 in Music
• Released on: 2004-06-29
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .31 pounds

Album Description
Telemann:Tafelmusik by Georg Philipp Telemann, Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, and Kate Clark

Customer Reviews

That's right! I stepped up!
I've been looking at this box set for a while now hoping that someone would buy it and review it. I've seen these sets sell for over $100, so I thought this one would be a dud at only $11.99. And with no samples, I just about wrote it off. But finally I took a chance.

I'm here to tell ya that if you like this music, don't hesitate to buy this box set. It has great sound, performances, and liner notes. Don't let the price fool you. I would have paid this price for the first cd alone. I don't know how these cds are selling at this price, but I won't argue.

I hope this opens the flood gates!

Utterly brilliant music
For those of you who like or, as I do, love Baroque music it doesn't get better than this. If you have not gotten past the three giants of Baroque---Bach, Handel and Vivaldi---it is time you discovered the magic of the most prolific of them all---Telemann. I have a great deal of Telemann's music, up until now only vocal music, many cantatas and a couple of delightful operas. Now I am into Telemann's instrumental music and have acquired quite a few CDs. I think his Tafelmusik is the best. But truly I don't think he ever wrote a bad note. Everything he wrote has a certain spirit, a joie de vivre. This set is ridiculously cheap and I heartily recommend it.

A complete and utter STEAL!
The price has apparently risen since the last review, but it's still a steal! The performance is on period instruments. Several recordings here are among the best out there, such as the first Quator (much sweeter than the well-known Musica Antiqua Koln issue), and all three overtures are well done. This is a very competitive set.

For a moment, I'd like to address the place of Telemann in music. So often he is denigrated in favor of other composers. I will admit that Bach is greater, but I find Rameau and Handel to be his equals, and it makes me cringe every time people rank better than him the predictable and repetitive mass that is Vivaldi. Vivaldi wrote some lovely pieces (such as the Recorder concertos), but many more ordinary, homogenous pieces, however new and influential his style was. That criticism can hardly be leveled at Telemann, each of whose pieces is somehow unique.

If you want to be a Telemann convert, the Tafelmusik is exactly the place to start.