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Telemann / Esprits Animaux

Description:

Centered on the theme of The Encounter Between Music and Literature, this album features works primarily based on Telemanns novels.A masterpiece renowned for its stunning depictions of scenes expressed solely through instrumental music.Telemann is one of the leading composers of the Baroque era. This CD, themed around the fusion of novels and music, features works based on novelssuch as the Burlesque on Don Quixote and the Gulliver Suiteselected from Telemanns vast body of work. While works based on Don Quixote are well-known in Europe, it can be said that Telemann was the first to tackle this subject as an instrumental composition. True to the spirit of a burlesque (a comic piece), it portrays the character of Don Quixote at times cheerfully and at times passionately. The greatest appeal of the Gulliver Suite lies in its masterful depiction of the contrasting characters: the gian