Telemann's Garden

Elephant House Quartet

Elephant House Quartet invites the listener for a stroll through the colourful oeuvre of Telemann — himself a gardening enthusiast — presenting a bouquet of chamber musical jewels. Telemann’s Garden ranges from excerpts of solo fantasias for violin, flute and harpsichord to a sonata for viola da gamba and basso continuo, a trio sonata for violin, recorder and basso continuo, a suite for violin, flute and basso continuo, as well as one of the quartets Telemann wrote during his Paris sojourns. These pieces together constitute a fascinating portrait of one of the most prolific and successful composers of the Baroque era.

Elephant House Quartet is a Baroque ensemble featuring virtuosos on each instrument in wonderful interaction, consisting of recorder player Bolette Roed, violinist Aureliusz Goli?ski, gambist Reiko Ichise and harpsichordist Allan Rasmussen. Telemann’s Garden marks their PENTATONE debut.

Telemann:
 Fantasia for solo flute No. 1 in A major, TWV 40:2
 Fantasia No. 7 in A Minor, TWV 33:19
 Fantasia No. 9 in B Minor, TWV 40:22
 Suite No. 3 in G Major, TWV 43:G4
 Suite No. 5 in A Minor, TWV 42:a3 (Version for Flute, Violin & Cello)
 Trio Sonata No. 10 in A Minor, TWV 42:a4
 Viola da gamba Sonata in E Minor, TWV 41:e5