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Somewhere in Time: Telemann’s ‘Lost’ 1735 Fantasias for Solo Viola da Gamba performed by IPO Bassist Dr. Phillip W. Serna
Located in 2014 by Thomas Fritzsch, a copy of Georg Philipp Telemann’s self-published 1735 fantasias for viola da gamba survived near Hanover at Ledenburg Palace in the collection of Eleonore von Münster (née von Grothaus, 1734-1794). Dedicated to musical subscriber Mr. Pierre Chaunell (1703-1789) and published in a period when the viol’s popularity was waning in Europe, Telemann’s unique fantasias encompass a plethora of forms: inspired by the Polish and Moravian music of his early career, filled with techniques spanning fugal writing to elements of the rondo and concerto while straddling the High Baroque and the galant.
Join us as we explore Telemann’s self-published 1735 fantasias, the last great collection of virtuoso unaccompanied music for viola da gamba – all while supporting our Illinois Philharmonic!
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Program:
Fantasia No.1 in c-minor, TWV 40:26
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Allegro
Fantasia No.12 in E-flat Major, TWV 40:37
Andante
Allegro
Vivace
Fantasia No.7 in g-minor, TWV 40:32
Andante
Vivace
Allegro
Fantasia No.5 in B-flat Major, TWV 40:30
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Fantasia No.4 in F-Major, TWV 40:29
Vivace
Grave
Allegro
Fantasia No.11 in d-minor, TWV 40:36
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Fantasia No.2 in D-Major, TWV 40:27
Vivace- Andante – Vivace
Presto
Fantasia No.8 in A-Major, TWV 40:33
Allegro
Vivace
Allegro
Fantasia No.10 in E-Major, TWV 40:35
Dolce – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro
Siciliana
Scherzando
Fantasia No.3 in e-minor, TWV 40:28
Largo
Presto
Vivace
Fantasia No.6 in G-Major, TWV 40:31
Scherzando
Dolce
Spirituoso
Fantasia No.9 in C-Major, TWV 40:34
Presto
Gravo
Allegro
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About:
A member of the Illinois Philharmonic’s double bass section for nearly 2 decades, Phillip Serna has emerged among the nation’s leading advocates of the viol – the viola da gamba. Co-founding Black Tulip, New Comma Baroque, ViolMedium and the Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols, he’s collaborated with a myriad of distinguished historical-performance ensembles, most notably the Bella Voce Sinfonia, Burning River Baroque, the Chicago Early Music Consort, Les Touches, the Newberry Consort, and many others. He can be heard on WFMT Chicago, Wisconsin Public Radio, Milwaukee Public Radio, and on releases from Clarion, Cedille, and Varèse Sarabande Records. As a champion of a variety of new works for the viol, Dr. Serna performed the U.S. premieres of Rudolph Dolmetsch’s Concertino for Viola da Gamba & Small Orchestra in 2012, Carl Friedrich Abel’s Concerto Violo de Gambo in 2018 as well as being the 1st American gambist to perform ALL of Telemann’s once-lost 1735 Viola da Gamba Fantasias in 2017 – the 250th anniversary of Telemann’s death. Holding Masters and Doctoral degrees from Northwestern University, Phillip teaches at Valparaiso University, North Central College, the Music Institute of Chicago and is assistant director of Illinois’ first public-school period-instrument program at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Phillip has served on the faculties of the Madison Early Music Festival, the Whitewater Early Music Festival, and is the music director of Viols in Our Schools earning him Early Music America’s 2010 Laurette Goldberg Award for lifetime achievement in Early Music outreach.
Phillip Serna performs on a 7-string bass viol ‘Natalia La Reveuse – The Dreamer’ (after Colichon) by Jane Julier, Devon, UK, #129, 2007
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