(1681-1767). An anthology published in 1740 by music historian Johann Mattheson includes Telemann's autobiography. It can be heard this week, read by Simon Callow , who plays a cross-section of the composer's prodigious output.
Today Telemann recalls his school years, and his first attempts at composition and conducting - with the aid of a few boxes. The music includes a setting of the Magnificat, a Fantasia for solo flute and the Suite in A minor played by Michala Petri (recorder). Producer Nigel Wilkinson