Georg Philipp Telemann - Recorder Sonatas (Caroline Eidsten Dahl)

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Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

• Sonatina in C minor, TWV 41c2
• Sonatina in A minor, TWV 41a4
• Sonata in C major, TWV 41C2
• Sonata in F minor, TWV 41f1
• Sonata in F major, TWV 41F2
• Sonata in B major, TWV 41B3
• Sonata in C major, TWV 41C5
• Sonata in D minor, TWV 41d4
• Sonata in F minor, TWV 41f2

Caroline Eidsten Dahl, recorder

Kate Hearne, baroque cello

Christian Kjos, harpsichord

Date: 2019

Label: LAWO Classics

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Review

The Norwegian recorder player Caroline Eidsten Dahl has really ticked the boxes with this collection of nine of Telemann’s recorder sonatas, beautifully supported by cellist Kate Hearne and harpsichordist Christian Kjos, most particularly with the opening pair of works: two sonatinas accommodated for the recorder from a 1730 collection for harpsichord and violin or transverse flute which, due to Telemann’s own basso continuo parts for them not having been discovered until the 1990s, hasn’t been recorded a great deal.

So I’ll begin with that pair of sonatinas, and if you’re at all familiar with Maurice Steger’s recording of them – really the only point of comparison – you’ll be struck immediately in the C minor’s opening Largo by the difference in tempo and overall feel of Dahl’s reading; and the funny thing is that, when it’s usually Steger who opts for whippet-like tempos, here it’s Dahl who wears that mantle. In fact she’s half a minute faster than Steger, with a leisurely, flowing sound that presents a genuine alternative to Steger’s more stately feel. What’s more, zip to the A minor Sonatina’s concluding Presto and she’s even pipped him there for speed, coming in at 1'11" in comparison to his 1'46". Aside from tempo comparisons, you’ll also hear a very different approach to tone production, Dahl keeping things notably refined overall. You’ll hear what I mean in the C minor’s Allegro, where she pushes far less air out on her emphasised notes.

Smooth tone, elegant articulation and ambitious but effortless-sounding tempos are likewise the names of the game across the remainder of the programme. Take the famous Vivace from TWV41:F2 in F. First published in Telemann’s own fortnightly 1728 29 periodical aimed at proficient amateur musicians, Der getreue Music-Meister, you’d have to be more than merely proficient to take it at the pace she’s gone for in this joyous and hugely enjoyable reading. Add the style with which she delivers the intentionally virtuoso Allegro of the Sonata in C, TWV41:C2, plucked from the Essercizii musici, plus the sweet lyricism of the C minor Sonatina’s Dolce, and this whole album deserves repeated listening.

-- Charlotte Gardner, Gramophone

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Georg Philipp Telemann (14 March 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer. He was one of the most prolific composers in history (more than 3000 pieces) and was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the leading German composers of the time alongside the likes of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. His music incorporates several national styles (French, Italian) and is even at times influenced by Polish popular music. Telemann remained at the forefront of all new musical tendencies and his music is an important link between the late Baroque and early Classical styles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Philipp_Telemann

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Caroline Eidsten Dahl (b. 1980) is one of Norway’s most active recorder players. Her training took place under the auspices of Frode Thorsen at the Grieg Academy in Bergen as well as with Dan Laurin at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where in 2006 she completed her studies specialising in chamber music. Dahl is a permanent member of several ensembles including the Woodpeckers recorder quartet, Ensemble Freithoff, Bragernes Barokk and the Christian IV Consort. She regularly performs at concerts and music festivals throughout Norway, Sweden and Denmark, both as a chamber musician and a soloist.

https://www.carolineeidstendahl.com/

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