Antoine Tamestit (viola), Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Sabine Fehlandt, Bernhard Forck

Telemann: Overture (Suite) TWV 55:B8 in B flat major for strings & b.c. 'Ouverture burlesque'
Telemann: Concerto TWV 51:G9 in G major for viola, strings & b.c.
Telemann: Sonata en Canon TWV 40:121 in D minor
Telemann: Fantasia for solo violin No. 2 in G major, TWV 40:15
Telemann: Overture (Suite) TWV 55:g2 in G minor for strings & b.c. 'La Changeante'
Telemann: Fantasia for solo violin No. 1 in B flat major, TWV 40:14
Telemann: Concerto TWV 52:G3 in G major for 2 violas, strings & b.c.

A precursor in this field as in so many others, Telemann gave the viola its very first masterpieces, immediately establishing it as a solo instrument in its own right.

Alongside Sabine Fehlandt and the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Antoine Tamestit pays splendid tribute to this pioneering music, which blends melodic charm and contrapuntal rigour into an organic whole.