Originally Posted by BuddhaBandit

Both, in fact (but mainly Vivaldi), and many other Baroque composers, including Telemann. The problems with the recorder (for me, at least) are that 1) you're basically limited to Baroque repertoire; 2) the reward/work ratio is fairly low, as there's very little practical difference between a skilled player and a master; and 3) you don't have as much tone control as with other, more complex wind instruments.