Suite ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

G.P. Teleman

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RMD1105

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Jonathan Swift published his ‘Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts’ in 1726, popularly known as ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, and two years later Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) composed his colourful and inventive suite for 2 violins.

It was published in Die getreue Musik-Meister (The Steadfast Music Teacher) in monthly instalments, one movement at a time to maintain the interest and magazine revenue and it quickly became an instant hit and one of the most inventive violin duos of the Baroque age. Its five short movements are descriptive and ingenious with challenges for both performers and scope to demonstrate far more than simply technique alone.

This new edition for 2 double basses was made by David Heyes in 2014 and its new key, alongside a few judicious edits, creates an exciting and charming work of great colour and inventiveness which offers much to players and audiences alike.

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Jonathan Swift published his ‘Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts’ in 1726, popularly known as ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, and two years later Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) composed his colourful and inventive suite for 2 violins.

It was published in Die getreue Musik-Meister (The Steadfast Music Teacher) in monthly instalments, one movement at a time to maintain the interest and magazine revenue and it quickly became an instant hit and one of the most inventive violin duos of the Baroque age. Its five short movements are descriptive and ingenious with challenges for both performers and scope to demonstrate far more than simply technique alone.

This new edition for 2 double basses was made by David Heyes in 2014 and its new key, alongside a few judicious edits, creates an exciting and charming work of great colour and inventiveness which offers much to players and audiences alike.

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David Heyes (b.1960) studied double bass with Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish, later at the Royal College of Music in London, and completed his post-graduate studies in Prague with František Pošta (Principal Bass, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals and masterclasses in 20 countries over the past few years and has been a juror at a number of international competitions, three times as chairman. David’s collaborative work gained him a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher, and commissioner of new music for double bass and he works with composers throughout the world to expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new music and by rediscovering forgotten ones. Since 1983 more than 700 works have been written for him, music from one to twenty basses and from beginner to virtuoso, and he has premiered ten contemporary concertos with orchestra. David began to compose in 2013 and has had music performed and recorded in 29 countries across five continents. He is a D’Addario Performing Artist and has recently commissioned a solo double bass from British master-luthier Martin Penning.

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