GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767): 18 Arias from Advent Cantatas TWV 1:1657a, 1233a, 114a, 1657a, 1267a, 203a, 1580a, 79a, 319a and 327a.

Description: In live recordings from the 531st Magdeburg Sunday Concert are Advent cantata arias with a single vocal part and the continuo in a duet. These arias belong to a single annual cantata cycle published by Telemann from the end of 1726 to the end of 1727. They have been excerpted from church compositions designed with this option in mind, that is, the independent performance of the arias. Telemann revised the arias for publication; in particular, he worked on the precision of the ritornellos, shortening, redesigning, or rewriting them, or eliminated them entirely. German-English texts. GSOConsort; Gudrun Sidonie Otto (soprano and leader).