Who is Telemann?
Born in Magdeburg, Germany in 1681, Georg Phillipp Telemann was a self-taught Baroque composer. More famous than Johann Sebastian Bach when they were both alive, Telemann was also a contemporary of Antonio Vivaldi and a friend of George Frideric Handel. Telemann is sometimes called the most prolific composer of all times, being credited with over 800 extant works. He may have written more than 3000 compositions; but many of these have been lost.
