Georg Philipp Telemann und seine Zeit

This book by Siegbert Rampe is the first scientifically based account of the life and work of Georg Philipp Telemann. It is published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the composer's death and describes a life of 86 years, which was surprisingly long for the time. Despite or perhaps because of his immense oeuvre, Georg Philipp Telemann is still one of the great unknowns of Baroque music. To this day, no author has dared to give an overall account of his life and work. The new book by Siegbert Rampe, Georg Philipp Telemann und seine Zeit, now closes this serious gap, just in time for the Telemann Year 2017. Siegbert Rampe approaches the "phenomenon" Telemann from a position that consistently keeps in mind that it was precisely this, and not Johann Sebastian Bach, who was considered the most important German composer during Telemann's lifetime. The reason for this rank is unified.