GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767): Bleibe, lieber König, leben,TVWV 13:21, Du bleibest dennoch unser Gott, 13:9b, Lieber König, du bist tot, 4:15, Gib, daß ich mich nicht erhebe, 1:621, Großmächtigster Monarch der Briten, 12:11.

Description: Written for several Hanoverian Kings of England, these cantatas employ the trumpet - a “royal” instrument sometimes in a majestic function, sometimes tonally subdued and mournful - and with a bass singer as the vocal representative of the monarch. German-English texts. Hanna Zumsande (soprano), Dominik Wörner (bass), Barockwerk Hamburg; Ira Hochman.