Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the most celebrated musicians of the 18th century. In Europe, his fame eclipsed that of his close contemporaries Handel and Bach and he left behind him a vast legacy ...
On the 500th anniversary of the Reformation some unlikely musical works are being dusted off. Telemann wrote his so-called “Reformation” Oratorio, Holder Friede, heil’ger Glaube, in 1755 to mark 200 ...
Georg Philipp Telemann’s overlooked intermezzo “Pimpinone” is being presented by the Boston Early Music Festival this weekend. By Oussama Zahr In the standard repertoire, comic opera more or less ...