Johann gottlieb graun –

Gift for your garden

Countless wealthy people in eighteenth-century Europe developed a passion for botany. This passion went far beyond the simple pleasure of gardens, reflecting rather a growing fascination with the natural world. German composer Georg Philipp Telemann shared this passion and energetically cultivated his collection, often begging friends and correspondents to send him specimens. The creative landscape of Telemann's life was undoubtedly filled with floral and musical colour. Ensemble Hesperi, a period ensemble based in London, presents a programme that celebrates Telemann's botanical passion. His published correspondence shows that he often wrote to his musician friends abroad, asking them to send him plant specimens. Among these friends were George Frideric Handel and Johann Gottlieb Graun, each of whom is represented here by a trio sonata, and there is also music by Telemann himself: one of his difficult 'Paris Quartets', a raucous sonata in G minor and a haunting fantasia for solo recorder. In a letter to a friend, Telemann spoke of his passion for hyacinths, tulips, ranunculi 'and especially for anemones'. The composer of four instrumental collections containing floral musical miniatures, James Oswald had to be part of this programme, and so we are treated to 'The Hyacinth', 'The Anemone' and 'The Tulip' from his 'Airs for the Spring'.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Johann Gottlieb Graun
Released	2025
Music Genre	Classical
Label	BIS
Condition	New
UPC	7318599925080
SKU	al-7318599925080

1.1 Anemone, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Air (Allegro spiritoso)
1.2 Anemone, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Andante (con affetto)
1.3 Sonata No. 1 in B minor, HWV 386b~I. Andante
1.4 Sonata No. 1 in B minor, HWV 386b~II. Allegro ma non troppo
1.5 Sonata No. 1 in B minor, HWV 386b~III. Largo
1.6 Sonata No. 1 in B minor, HWV 386b~IV. Allegro
1.7 Fantasia No. 9 in E major, TWV 40:10 (transposed to G major)~I. Affettuoso
1.8 Fantasia No. 9 in E major, TWV 40:10 (transposed to G major)~II. Allegro
1.9 Fantasia No. 9 in E major, TWV 40:10 (transposed to G major)~III. Grave
1.10 Fantasia No. 9 in E major, TWV 40:10 (transposed to G major)~IV. Vivace
1.11 Sonata I in A major, TWV 43:A1~I. Soave
1.12 Sonata I in A major, TWV 43:A1~II. Allegro
1.13 Sonata I in A major, TWV 43:A1~III. Andante
1.14 Sonata I in A major, TWV 43:A1~IV. Vivace
1.15 Hyacinth, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Cantabile (Andante)
1.16 Hyacinth, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Allegro moderato
1.17 Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV:99~I. Largo
1.18 Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV:99~II. Allegro
1.19 Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV:99~III. Andante
1.20 Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV:99~IV. Vivace
1.21 Tulip, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~March (Moderato)
1.22 Tulip, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Allegro moderato
1.23 Tulip, from Airs for the Spring (1755)~Hornpipe (Vivace
1.24 Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g9~I. Soave ma non adagio
1.25 Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g9~II. Vivace
1.26 Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g9~III. Largo
1.27 Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g9~IV. Allegro