On his way to Leipzig to begin his law studies at the university, Telemann met another reluctant lawyer- Handel - and the two quickly became lifelong friends.
Donald Macleod traces the course of their friendship and looks at some of the parallels that exist in their work.
Hamburg Ebb and Row (Water Music) The King's Consort, conductor Robert King Brockes Passion
Martin Kletiman and Guyde Mey (tenors), Capella Savaria ,
Halle Stadtssingechor , conductor Nicholas McGegan Orpheus (Act 3, final scene)
Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Berlin Academy of Ancient Music, RIAS Chamber Choir, conductor Rene Jacobs
Concerto in D
English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (R)