Rating: 5/5
Review:
A terrific recording
This is a terrific recording. Pamela Thorby is a wonderful musician and she
has done Telemann proud here.
The first if the two discs consists of sonatas for flute and
continuo which, like so much of Telemann's music, are full of interest, melody,
charm and sometimes drama. By changing
the composition of her continuo group for different sonatas, Thorby introduces
another element of variety which I find extremely engaging, too; it's done with
care and thought and shows a real understanding of the music rather than just
being a facile trick, and the quality of the playing throughout is excellent.
The second of the discs is Telemann's set of twelve
fantasias for solo recorder. I think
these are extraordinary works of real imagination, and they require real
virtuosity to play – which Pamela Thorby has in abundance. I'm delighted that she has recorded the
Fantasias; I have a good recording of them by Marion Verbruggen and they have
been well recorded by some fine flautists, too, but I think this is something
special. Thorby invests each Fantasia
with real meaning and its own character, without ever resorting to spurious
tricks. It all sounds absolutely natural
and comes out of Telemann's music itself.
As well as fine musicianship, the recorded sound is as
lovely as you would expect from Linn and the presentation is very
attractive. This is a very fine set all
round and I can recommend it very warmly.
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