Gottfried von der Goltz, Annekatrin Beller, Torsten Johann, Thomas C. Boysen

Gottfried von der Goltz, first violin and conductor of the first-rate Freiburger Barockorchester comes back with a new album dedicated to the violin sonatas of a young - and already brilliant - Telemann. Rarely recorded, these works show a very surprising form as they allow the musician total freedom of expression and ornamentation. These features demonstrate also the unique creative inventiveness already in germ in Telemann’s music.

Telemann, a deep connoisseur of French an Italian tastes, puts a great delicacy in these sonatas (Francfort, 1715) as he deploys a quite outstanding melodic line and announces the galant style to come. With this release, Gottfried von der Goltz stands as an expert in Telemann as he provides an interpretation that reflects the main features of his works: vibrant and subtle.

"Simply put, there’s nothing quite like good Baroque music played well, and this is a disc that captures the modesty, curiosity and unbefuddled clarity of period performance from years past...The pair create an overwhelming sense that presented here are ‘just’ the musicians, gloriously unimpeded by wires or microphones." - Gramophone Magazine, February 2020.