This new recording contains the complete Trio Sonatas for recorder and viola da gamba by Georg Philipp Teleman. Telemann composed for both amateurs and professionals; he had a feeling for entertainment, for music which everybody could understand, however untutored their ears. Telemann wrote in the introduction to his music periodical “Der getreue Music-Meister” (1728) that he was sure “that the notes have by now sought me out almost as quickly as I have sought for them”. The music brims with spontaneity, one bright idea after another, the joy of composing. On this recording Erik Bosgraaf plays the alto recorder, voice flute and alto chalumeau, Lucile Boulanger and Robert Smith the dessus de viol and bass viol, Carl Rosman the tenor chalumeau and Alessandro Pianu the harpsichord and organ. Telemann is one of the favourite composers of Erik Bosgraaf: “If Bach is a master chef, then Telemann is a master chef’s cook book. Bach serves ready-to-eat dishes, Telemann offers the ingredients for you to work with. You will get nowhere without imagination!” Erik Bosgraaf is one of the most remarkable recorder players of today. Equally at home in early as well as contemporary music he extends the limits of his instrument, achieving an extreme range of expression and unheard-of effects. He travels the world, giving his unorthodox concerts combining the old and the new, in his own inimitable way. He worked with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Melbourne SO, The Hague Residentie Orchestra, as a soloist and even as conductor.