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Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo, Gulliver Suite for Two Violins
 
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Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo, Gulliver Suite for Two Violins

Andrew Manze & Caroline BaldingMP3 Download
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Play   1. Fantasia for Solo Violin I in B-flat major (Largo, Allegro-Grave-Allegro) Andrew Manze 6:55 £0.89
Play   2. Fantasia for Solo Violin II in G major (Largo, Allegro, Allegro) Andrew Manze 4:02 £0.89
Play   3. Fantasia for Solo Violin III in F minor (Adagio, Presto, Grave-Vivace) Andrew Manze 4:23 £0.89
Play   4. Fantasia for Solo Violin IV in D major (Vivace, Grave, Allegro) Andrew Manze 4:50 £0.89
Play   5. Fantasia for Solo Violin V in A major (Allegro-Presto-Allegro-Presto, Andante, Allegro) Andrew Manze 5:12 £0.89
Play   6. Fantasia for Solo Violin VI in E minor (Grave, Presto, Siciliana, Allegro) Andrew Manze 8:34 £0.89
Play   7. Fantasia for Solo Violin VII in E-flat major (Dolce, Allegro, Largo, Presto) Andrew Manze 8:19 £0.89
Play   8. Fantasia For Solo Violin VIII In E Major (Piacevolmente, Spirituoso, Allegro) Andrew Manze 5:27 £0.89
Play   9. Fantasia for Solo Violin IX in B minor (Siciliana, Vivace, Allegro) Andrew Manze 6:58 £0.89
Play 10. Fantasia for Solo Violin X in D major (Presto, Largo, Allegro) Andrew Manze 5:04 £0.89
Play 11. Fantasia for Solo Violin XI in F major (Un poco vivace-Soave-Un poco vivace, Allegro) Andrew Manze 6:04 £0.89
Play 12. Fantasia for Solo Violin XII in A minor (Moderato, Vivace, Presto) Andrew Manze 5:01 £0.89
Play 13. Gulliver Suite for two violins: Intrada Andrew Manze & Caroline Balding 1:20 £0.89
Play 14. Gulliver Suite for two violins: Lilliputsche Chaconne Andrew Manze & Caroline Balding 0:25 £0.89
Play 15. Gulliver Suite for two violins: Brobdingnagische Gigue Andrew Manze & Caroline Balding 2:11 £0.89
Play 16. Gulliver Suite for two violins: Reverie der Laputier, nebst ihren Aufweckern Andrew Manze & Caroline Balding 2:19 £0.89
Play 17. Gulliver Suite for two violins: Loure der gesitten Houyhnhnms & Furie der unartigen Yahoos Andrew Manze & Caroline Balding 1:07 £0.89
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane TOP 50 REVIEWER
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There is just no-one better than Andrew Manze when it comes to baroque fiddle. Here he tackles the interesting and varied Fantasies of Telemann. These 12 Fantasies, little suites or sonatas, usually with three movements, are interesting for a player - they cover a lot of ground and Telemann is clever in manipulating contrasting sonorities and exploiting the violin in a varied way. For the listener to enjoy them equally, there needs to be a little special pleading from the performer. A few movements are very beautiful - the first of Fantasie 7, for example - and many of the faster movements are exciting, but in places the music played straight stays earthbound. Not here, though. Manze does everything with them that can possibly be done without ever stepping over the boundary of what is appropriate or musical. His playing technically is absolutely assured and he makes the best possible case for this music ; and so this is, like so many of his CDs, a really enjoyable disc of quite unfamilar repertoire. Warmly recommended.
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Masterful Manze! 7 Aug 2008
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Another triumph for Andrew Manze, who does more than justice to this collection of 12 Fantasias for solo violin by Telemann! He uses his mastery and virtuosity to brilliant effect in his interpretation of these works. He is then ably "aided and abetted" by Caroline Balding in the performance of the Gulliver Suite for two violins.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
MAGICAL, MYSTICAL, TERRIFIC TELEMANN! 26 Sep 2000
By Melvyn M. Sobel - Published on Amazon.com
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Telemann's Twelve Fantasias extend far beyond the sound worlds of either Bach or Biber in both depth of emotion and an obvious vulnerability. There is little rhetoric here, only a passionate musical intensity that seems to well up from the composer's very soul. Manze, performing on a Gagliano (1783), continually hypnotizes, his violin captured beautifully in an immensely flattering acoustic, never acerbic, but resonating with a tone much richer and darker-hued and "vocal" than is common with period instruments. The Fantasias, themselves, are marvelous, phantasmagorical "inventions" of infinite wonder and design, yet retain a staggering ability to appear completely improvisational. That Manze is committed to these incredible pieces is unquestionable. His playing is simply stunning, without drawing attention to his own phenomenal virtuosity or the extreme difficulties inherent in each Fantasia. The "Gulliver Suite" for two violins (with Caroline Balding playing a 1783 Amati/Cremona), derived, obviously, from Swift's book, is, at just over seven minutes, a pleasant diversion that brings upbeat closure to the CD.

[Running time: 78:18]
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A Catalog of Riches 7 Nov 2001
By "blankwal" - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin (1735) are intriguingly elusive. Their brief movements offer a whirlwind tour of European manners and styles. The player's resources are laid bare -- no overarching formal design (this isn't Bach), and few openings for virtuosic display.

Andrew Manze is a star of the period-instrument set. Lightning reflexes (and wits) and improvisatory flair are his strengths -- precisely what this music demands. His playing is a catalog of riches. Compare two concluding allegros -- No. 4, with its bustling near-orchestral accompaniment sharply set against the melody, and No. 11, all fantastic lightness. Or the Italianate curves of No. 6's graceful Siciliana. Caroline Balding seconds Manze impeccably in the encore, a playful suite inspired by "Gulliver's Travels."

The sound is typical of Harmonia Mundi's best -- a close, unimpeded perspective, as mellow as it is brilliant.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Love this disk - can hardly get enough of it 13 July 2001
By Frank Paris - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
This is an extremely enjoyable, listenable disk. I love the Bach solo sonatas but they should not be compared to the Telemann, which is a completely different thing, "easy listening" by comparison and full of memorable tunes. The disk does not wear thin. It's sitting in my car CD player right now and I must have listened to it 25 times and simply haven't been motivated to replace it, because I haven't gotten tired of it!
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