Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Ouverture in e minor
Concerto for recorder and bassoon
Concerto for 2 flutes, violin and cello
Concerto for 2flutes, oboe and violin
Concerto for 2 flutes & bassoon
Alexis Kossenko : flute, recorder & direction Holland Baroque Society
Georges Barthel : flute
Alfredo Bernardini : oboe
Lidewij van de Voort : violin
Judith Maria Becker : cello
Jane Gower : bassoon
Critics
The result is delightful music played with an abundance of academic understanding, magnificent attention to detail, and a wealth of energy. The Holland Baroque Society attacks these little known pieces with such vigor and conviction that listeners are left wondering why Telemann’s music, and these concertos in particular, is not heard more frequently. Trading between concertino and ripieno playing, balance is always perfect thought out. Although the ensemble is relatively small, they play with an impressively round, powerful sound.
ALL MUSIC GUIDE (2010) - Mike D. Brownell
The performances are the height of suavity and grace… AUDAUD.COM (2010) - Lee Passarella
The unbounded enthusiasm on the face of the cellist on the front cover of this CD gives an idea of the joy in music-making that lies at the heart of this disc.
Each work has a prominent part for transverse flute or recorder - allowing Kossenko to dazzle the listener with his faultless technique. MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL - John-Pierre Joyce
The works on this disc are astonishingly varied in timbre and expressive content. In short, this is a brilliant bit of programming, an ideal case of creating a full disc’s worth of entertainment that’s stylistically cohesive and yet sufficiently varied to sustain its generous, 77-minute length. (…) Alexis Kossenko plays his various flutes nimbly; his slightly hollow tone comes with the period-instrument territory but never turns unacceptably “breathy”, while his virtuosity and taste are never in doubt. All of the other soloists are excellent, the members of Holland Baroque Society taking obvious pleasure in this intelligently chosen and exceptionally well-recorded recital. You may find yourself, as I did, returning to it often, and in particular marveling at Telemann’s unflagging inventiveness. CLASSICSTODAY.COM - David Hurwitz