Helma Elsner harpsichord (type or builder harpsichord not mentioned in the documentation)
Released 1964 by Dover Publications HCR 5237 (mono)
Hayward Recordings Inc., 11 East 2nd St., Mineola L.I., N.Y.
Printed in United States of America

Side A
No. 25 in F major: 00:00 Vivace 00:54 Tempo giusto 02:28 Vivace
No. 26 in D minor: 03:06 Vivace 05:18 Largo 07:22 Vivace
No. 27 in E minor: 08:36 Tempo giusto 09:53 Presto 10:59 Tempo Giusto
No. 28 in G major: 12:22 Vivace 13:36 Dolce 15:37 Vivace
No. 29 in G minor: 16:58 AIlegro 18:25 Soave 19:39 Allegro
No. 30 in C minor: 21:12 Gratioso 22:41 Vivace 23:35 Gratioso

Side B
No. 31 in A major: 24:35 Presto 25:43 Arioso 27:59 Presto
No. 32 in A minor: 29:16 Vivace 30:41 Minue 32:07 Vivace
No. 33 in B minor: 33:39 Allegro 34:42 Con pompa 36:29 Allegro
No. 34 in D major: 37:39 Allegro 38:53 Dolce 40:21 Allegro
No. 35 in E-flat major: 41:42 Vivace 43:09 Moderato 44:12 Vivace
No. 36 in B-flat major: 45:47 Vivace 47:30 Arioso 49:00 Vivace

THE ARTIST
The widely respected German harpsichordist, Helma Elsner, is
famous in Europe and the United States for her achievements on,
the concert stage and on recordings as well. She is a performer with the Chamber Orchestra of the Sildwest Tonstudio in Stuttgart and has taught at the Folkwang School in Essen. She was educated in Essen and Berlin.

REVIEWS
The Review of Recorded Music commented that the recording of
these Fantasias should be good news for the connoisseur. “This js
another blessing of the contemporary LP output,” their critic writes. “Miss Elsner, a harpsichordist of no small ability, plays with considerable sensitivity and with a great deal of understanding for the Baroque style.” “Elsner plays [the Fantasias] in a scholarly way, keeping close to the text without eccentricity, holding a steady rhythm … Fine recorded sound” (Harold C. Schonberg in Chamber and Solo Instrument Music). “Here is a record which may be recommended warmly, not only because it will give many listeners the opportunity of becoming acquainted with works which they undoubtedly do not know, but also because . .. here we come face to face with an accomplishment of very high quality” (Disques). “This simple but marvellously fresh and invigorating music should serve admirably to call attention to a master who has long languished in the shadow of Bach. Helma Elsner plays the first dozen of these Fantasias in this album .in tasteful and straightforward style” (Musical America). “Helma Elsner’s Telemann Fantasias are a delight” (Wheeling News Register). “The performance by Helma Elsner is expressive, and the discing excellent” (The Billboard).

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