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Federico Guglielmo is one of Brilliant Classics most prominent performers. Having recently helped assemble the authoritative Vivaldi Edition, a collection of over 60 CDs of the Italian composers music, here he turns his hand to another renowned Baroque composer: Georg Philipp Telemann. Following on from J.S. Bachs tradition of solo violin music some of the most famous works the master of Baroque ever wrote for the instrument Telemann proves himself to be just as capable of writing lyrically for the violin, adopting a style that is often more vocal compared to Bachs and which is resultantly less daring in its use of counterpoint. Many of the Fantasias are extremely lively, and indeed it is interesting to note that Telemann drew on many folk dances of the time for these works. One, the ninth Fantasia, has its first movement explicitly labelled Siciliana. Guglielmo helps these Fantasias to dance along, showing himself to be a consummate Baroque performer of German as well as Italian music. Praised by Gramophone magazine for his ""sparkling virtuosity"", Guglielmos reputation has grown steadily since his first-prize win in the Vittorio Gui Chamber Music Competition in Florence at the age of just 22; his career has since flourished, with noteworthy collaborations including the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston and the world-renowned Academy of Ancient Music in the UK. Guglielmos passion for Baroque music comes across in bucket loads, as he fully exploits the lyrical nature of Telemanns works.