John Goodin's Telemann arrangements

[Martin Jonas]

I was inspired by Richard Carver's recent Telemann thread (Link) to have another look at John Goodin's arrangements of Telemann's music, which I have enjoyed for many years since first encountering John's setting of Telemann's 50 Minuets.

Following on from the three solo allegro movements I posted in Richard's thread, here is one of the duet arrangements:

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Six Sonatas For Two Flutes Or Two Violins, Op. 2
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, TWV 40:102
3. Affettuoso

This movement from one of Telemann's many sonatas for two flutes was arranged by John Goodin for two mandolins, transposing it down a fourth to D Major from the original G Major. It's in John's book "Telemann for Two Mandolins" on Mel Bay, and also available as a free download from his website:

https://www.mandotopia.com/mandolinPD2.htm

I'm playing the duet on the Vinaccia on first with my grandfather's German mandolin on the second part -- the distinct tone difference is nicely complementary on this piece, the clarity of the Vinaccia with the warmth of the Majestic.

1898 Giuseppe Vinaccia mandolin
1920s/30s "Majestic" mandolin


https://youtu.be/jSRMVy4uHS4

Martin

[Martin Jonas]

I have also now recorded the other movement from these duo sonatas that John has arranged, the Dolce from Sonata No. 3. Same source, same instrumentation.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Six Sonatas For Two Flutes Or Two Violins, Op. 2
Sonata No. 2 in D Major, TWV 40:103
1. Dolce


https://youtu.be/c70AEkMr3LQ

Martin

[Martin Jonas]

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Tafelmusik (1733)
Part III: Oboe Sonata in G minor, TWV 41:g6
3. Tempo giusto in G major

This is a movement from the Oboe Sonata in Telemann's Tafelmusik, one of his best-known compositions. It's marked "tempo giusto" in 3/8 time, which should correspond to a fairly swift tempo. However, most recorded versions are quite stately, taking about 90 to 100 seconds (without the Da Capo) which corresponds to about 90-100 bpm.

The score is at IMSLP, for oboe and figured bass:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Oboe_Sonata,_...Georg_Philipp)

I'm playing the oboe part on mandolin and the continuo on mandocello.

1898 Giuseppe Vinaccia mandolin
Suzuki MC-815 mandocello

The piece transfers very nicely to mandolin: it's in a friendly key (G major) and sits well within the range. The continuo part can be played without adjustments on mandocello, octave mandolin or guitar. I attach my own PDF made in Musescore in two versions, with the accompaniment in bass clef (for mandocello) or in octave treble clef (for guitar or octave mandolin).


https://youtu.be/1nXCMYAXrvA

Martin