Erik Bosgraaf & filoBarocco • Folk Baroque (2LP)

A high-grade transfer to LP (coloured vinyl) for the album of Folk Baroque released in July 2026. In ‘folk baroque’, the music of Georg Philipp Telemann encounters the vibrant dance traditions of central Europe. The program grew out of a colla-boration between recorder virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf and the Italian ensemble filoBarocco during the Göttingen International Handel Festival, initiated within the European support programme EEEMERGING+. At the heart of the project lies the fascinating Rostock Manuscript, a historical source long associated with Telemann’s fascination with Central European folk traditions. For Bosgraaf and filoBarocco, the manuscript offers the perfect point of departure for exploring the meeting ground between Baroque repertoire and living folk music traditions. The ensemble shares a deep enthusiasm not only for historical performance practice but also for music that retains the energy, spontaneity, and expressive freedom of traditional dance music. Telemann himself was renowned for his openness to musical influences from across Europe. During his travels he encountered Polish and Hanna folk traditions that left a lasting impression on him. In his autobiographical writings, he vividly describes the impact of this music: its rhythmic vitality, its improvisatory spirit, and its powerful melodic expression. These qualities fascinated him and found their way, sometimes subtly, sometimes quite directly, into his own compositions. Erik Bosgraaf recorder filoBarocco Francesco Facchini violin Carlo Maria Paulesu cello Marco Baronchelli lute Coloured 180g vinyl • 33⅓ rpm BC70114 • Released 2026