Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Viola Solo [World Premiere Recording]

Violist Michał Bryła is a skilled musician dedicated to his music. He is also an audiophile who values recordings made to the highest possible fidelity to the sound of the original performance on his record label, Prelude Classics. That he is also dedicated to creating performances in natural acoustic settings that provide an excellent overall reverberation character—not a studio with artificial reverb added—makes these recordings a true prize. Oh, this is indeed someone after my heart.
This now makes three Prelude Classics albums I’ve heard, and I have enjoyed each one immensely. Congratulations, Michał Bryła, on an excellent start with your new label. I look forward to hearing your future projects!

Michał Bryła took on a significant task in his creation of a new edition of Telemann’s fantasias for viola da gamba: translate them for his instrument while remaining true to the nature and flavor of the original versions (...) His playing is simply outstanding.

Bryla's outstanding instrumental skills and the artistry of the music itself are underlined by a brilliantly captured surround sound, recorded with the utmost care. This is undoubtedly one of the most important albums of 2023

...A few words about the realisation. On this subject, I can say that the mastering is phenomenal. No sense of compression, making the music sound with full freedom, cool visuals and breath...

The disc with G. Ph. Telemann's 'Fantasias' performed by Michał Bryla is one of the better, so consistently audiophile-oriented, discs released in Poland

...For the many listeners unable to attend a performance of these works, Bryła's complete mastery of the material and tireless devotion to this project must be applauded.

The playing, the sound, and the liner notes are at a superbly high standard. We can only hope that ‘Prelude’ means that there is more to come

...This is a recording that should be a must have, not only as an example for violists, but one that shows the ingenuity of Telemann in a performance that is top class. My highest recommendation...

...These are performances that are both ever-mindful of Baroque proportion, and immensely heartfelt and communicative (...) The recorded sound is excellent. A superb disc...

Bryla’s recording, captured with pleasantly warm surround sound, relies not only on his skill but also on the effect of the music itself.