Musique de table
Selections from the collection Tafelmusik by baroque composer G.P. Telemann
The table is the quintessential gathering place, whether we sit around it to share our everyday meals or to celebrate important events. In the Baroque period, a repertoire was specifically composed for feasts and banquets: table music (“Tafelmusik” in German). This type of music is light and happy, like the events where it was played.
The most famous work of “table music” is undoubtedly Tafelmusik (1733) by German composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). La Chamaille has selected the most beautiful excerpts from this collection and is performing it with a quartet (two flutes, one theorbo and one archlute).