Telemann, Georg Philipp

Composer Information

Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg,Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Overture-Suite in A minor , TWV 55:a2
• Overture-Suite in G major, TWV 55:G10 - Awakening of Don Quixote
• St Matthew Passion, TWV 553
• Ino, TWV 20:41
• Overture- Suite in C major, TWV 55:C3 - Hamburg ebb and flow
• Flute Concerto in G major, TWV Anh. 51:G1