GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767): Pimpinone, TWWV 21:15.

Description: Telemann’s intermezzo Pimpinone celebrated its premiere at the Gänsemarkt Opera in Hamburg on 27 September 1725 as an insert in Handel’s opera seria Tamerlano and turned out to be a major public draw that continued to find its place in the Hamburg performance program until 1740. German-English texts. Marie Sophie Pollack (soprano), Dominik Köninger (baritone), Akademie für Alte Musik; Georg Kallweit.