The dancing man BASIL RAMSEY hears the charms of Telemann released by an experienced group harmonia mundi    HMC 901744

Putting Telemann into the hands of a group like Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin results in a vivacity to project real music. For us is the joy of getting more than we expect.

Telemann was an originator of sheer delight and dramatic tension which comes out as mastery in such performances as here. Whilst only the experts amongst us can gauge the music on paper as the sounds that impact credibly for listeners, the overall result has pace, drama, and that indefinable uplift that can only be thwarted by lack of attention [listen -- track 18, 0:34-1:34].

As frequently happens, music based on dance forms becomes an irresistable lure to our ears. No doubt Telemann's mostly unfamiliar and wondrously crafted music will gain wider recognition as it finds yet more space on CDs for us to savour at leisure.

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