Italian Recorder Quartet - Telemann: Quadri (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 56:04 minutes | 532 MB
Classical | Label: Stradivarius, Official Digital Download
The quartets featured on this CD belong to the first collection of quartets that Telemann wrote in Hamburg in 1730, in anticipation of a trip to Paris (which he would only make in the autumn of 1737, staying in the French capital for eight months), invited by four important French musicians: the flautist Michel Blavet, the violinist JeanPierre Guignon, the gambist JeanBaptiste Forqueray and a cellist and harpsichordist named Prince Édouard. The collection was published in 1730 and contributed significantly to the spread of the composer’s fame throughout Europe, particularly in France (so much so that it was reprinted by the Parisian publisher LeClerc in 1736); it includes six quartets, and was published under the Italian title Quadri a violino, flauto traversiere, viola di gamba o violoncello, e fondamento: ripartiti in 2. concerti, 2. balletti, 2. sonate. The six Quadri constitute a réunion des goûts, as they incorporate diverse national styles.