Telemann's prolific output for winds and mixed instruments offers endless discovery, and this third volume showcases his gift for orchestral color and inventive scoring. Performing under conductor Michael Schneider, La Stagione brings these concertos to life with period authenticity and evident joy. The music sparkles with obbligato parts woven through combinations like oboes with trumpets and timpani, or the interplay between flute and violin. Each concerto is a small world unto itself, ranging from the brilliant and ceremonial to the intimate and thoughtful. Telemann composed with such facility that even his occasional pieces sing—there's no padding here, just genuine invention. These recordings remind us why Telemann commanded such respect among his contemporaries and deserves equal standing with Bach and Handel today.