Thread: Recorder pieces, tips and virtuoso examples

I hereby announce a thread about probably the cheapest of serious instruments (it comes from the baroque era after all and pieces for it were written by the likes of Handel and Vivaldi). Anyboby can buy one and play one without worrying about transport, cost or complexity.

Just to show you what is possible... OK, this IS crazy... but there it goes: Devil's Trill on a recorder - just see what happens at 0:45 - incredible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e5bg...eature=related

And how about a Csrdas on a recorder, also by Michala Petri:

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...s&search_type=

And here the violin original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9uQI-SRv4

And here is a larger recorder with a lower sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXnD...eature=related

Try this, and any other Red Priest recording.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8wL1AR7iqo

It's amazing.

I thought I would bring this thread back to life as I’m a Recorder player.
It’s still a much under estimated instrument, not helped by the fact school children learn to play it as an introduction to playing an instrument.
But in the hands of a virtuoso it can be a remarkable thing to behold, as the links in the first post show.
I know from learning the Telemann and Handel treble recorder sonatas and now dipping into less well known works there’s a wealth of very fine music to discover.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mrbigarm.../7/cl3ocdopidI

Recorders are great. The association with schoolchildren and the Baroque period have sort of consigned it's use to certain situations but it's as handy as any other wind instrument.

Here's a cool 20thC piece by Hans-Martin Linde:



Does anyone know what kind of recorder this is?

Thanks for the link, Daniel Purcell is a composer I know of but yet to discover his music.
He’s still seems to be a very shadowy figure but that piece sounds wonderful.
Time for a revaluation I think.

http://www.rslade.co.uk/purcell_daniel/index.html

Originally Posted by presto

I thought I would bring this thread back to life as I’m a Recorder player.
It’s still a much under estimated instrument, not helped by the fact school children learn to play it as an introduction to playing an instrument.
But in the hands of a virtuoso it can be a remarkable thing to behold, as the links in the first post show.
I know from learning the Telemann and Handel treble recorder sonatas and now dipping into less well known works there’s a wealth of very fine music to discover.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mrbigarm.../7/cl3ocdopidI

Thank you for resurrecting this thread. I am working on learning to play the treble/Alto Recorder. Not easy to find enough time. It is a beautiful instrument.

Rob

Originally Posted by GoneBaroque

Thank you for resurrecting this thread. I am working on learning to play the treble/Alto Recorder. Not easy to find enough time. It is a beautiful instrument.

Rob

It indeed is, what I love about it is it’s simplicity, yet there are endless ways in expressing yourself, no two recorder players ever sound the same.
I guess its like learning any instrument, the more you learn you realise there is yet more to know!
An instrument for life without doubt.

Telemann Fantasias! Especially the one in D minor. Plenty of things can be arranged for alto recorder too, its a wonderful instrument, I started a few months ago.

Here's a solid player on youtube, though he does something weird with his mike to make the audio echo(artificial big hall), but nonetheless, here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFw2y7HZTg That's the D minor fantasia.

Ah, and here is a professional playing the same piece in baroque pitch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQatl...eature=related That's the video I recommend.

Here's a interesting little piece that features the recorder:



Echo effects are cool.

Originally Posted by clavichorder

Here's a solid player on youtube, though he does something weird with his mike to make the audio echo(artificial big hall), but nonetheless, here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFw2y7HZTg That's the D minor fantasia.

Thanks for the link, that is indeed very fine recorder playing.
Telemann must be most recorders players favourite composer, he wrote so much fine music for it, I’ve been working my way though the sonatas and they are very rewarding pieces to learn.