Die Zeit (TWV 20:23)
Fantasia B – Dur (TWV 40:14)
Die Falschheit (TWV 20:27)
Fantasia in D – Dur (TWV 40:27)
Fantasia F – Moll (TWV 40:16)
Das Glück (TWV 20:25)
Fantasia in C – Moll (TWV 40:26)
Der Geiz (TWV 20:26)

Every Sunday Telemann had to perform a church cantata and several Passion recitals, as well as one Passion oratorio every year. For the festive season he was required to deliver a composition for each and every holy day. In the 15 years he was there, during which he also directed the opera, he composed about 20 operas, as well as other music for large ensembles. In spite of his immense productivity, the quality of his work remained unaffected, and he was still able to create beautiful gems such as the Moral Cantatas and the solos for baroque flute, violin and viol.

The cantatas served the musical cultivation of the Hamburg bourgeoisie and reflected a contemporary concern; the improvement of morals and the search for the joys of life as a consequence of modesty, reason, tolerance and a moral rectitude with regard to other people, in the sense of the philosophy of Enlightenment.

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Recording: Erlöserkirche Vahrendorf, 28.09. – 1.10.2020.