With more than 125 concertos to his credit, Telemann was one of the pioneers of this genre that had flowered in Italy. Combining daring, humor, and emotion, he particularly delighted in exploring the virtuosity of the violin, its gift for imitation and its lyricism. Alongside other works of his where the violin also takes center stage, Isabelle Faust and the Academie für Alte Musik Berlin showcase several jewels from his output of unimagined opulence. Works include “The Frogs” Violin Concerto in A major; the “Gulliver’s Travels” character Suite for 2 Violins in D major featuring concertmaster Bernhard Forck; the Fantasia in B Minor; the Overture-Suite in B minor; and the Concerto for Violin, Trumpet, and Cello, featuring trumpeter Ute Hartwich and cellist Katharina Litschig.