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Sorry, your Web browser won't play this song. Duo Van Gele - Penson Programs 2006-2007 To Sing or not to Sing This program presents an ode to the vocal qualities of the recorder. Recorders and harpsichord explore together the vocal and instrumental repertoire of the early Italian baroque. Compositions by: G. Caccini - G. Peri - G. Frescobaldi - P. Mealli e.a. The Highly ornate High Baroque The pomp and grandeur of the baroque rulers had its parallel in the richly ornamented music of the time. The impromptu art of ornamenting has been preserved for us thanks to several surviving treatises and music publications. This program presents the listener with a range of different ornamentations styles. The baroque returns in all its glory with some of its greatest composers: Telemann, Corelli, Castrucci, Geminiani, Couperin and C.P.E.Bach. En Suitte - Sonata The French and the Italian styles were the two most important of the Baroque era. Contemporary music "critics" hotly debated the merits of each. Battle lines were drawn between the proponents of the graciously ornamented airs and subtle harmonies of French music, and those who preferred the more direct and dramatic Italian style. The confrontation comes once again to life in this vivid program featuring the most famous composers from this period: Fr.Couperin - J.Hotteterre - Forquerai - J.M.Leclair - D.Scarlatti - A.Corelli Read more The Revival of the Recorder: 1930's - 1940's A program with the earliest 20th century literature for recorder and piano/harpsichord. All the works were premiered by Carl Dolmetsch during his yearly concerts in Wigmore Hall in London. He was a promoter of the recorder in general , and of contemporary recorder music in particular. The beautiful, tonal music produced in England dring the war years is more than worth a revival. Composers: Y.Bowen - E.Rubbra - W.Leigh - G.Holst - H.Genzmer - L.Berkeley Read more Belgian Compositions anno 1990 Piano, recorder and harpsichord are (some would say suprisingly!) extremely well-fitted instruments for the interpretation of contemporary compositions. The recorder, in particular, is given an amazing new breadth of tone color possibilities through the use of modern techniques such as over-blowing harmonics, and singing into the recorder (to name but a few). Each piece on this program has its own musical language, and its own fresh color palette. Oh... and all are Belgian compositions anno 1990! J.P.Biesemans - Fr.Geysen - G.Logge - J.M.Rens - J.Rispens - Fr.Nuyts Read more
The pomp and grandeur of the baroque rulers had its parallel in the richly ornamented music of the time. The impromptu art of ornamenting has been preserved for us thanks to several surviving treatises and music publications. This program presents the listener with a range of different ornamentations styles. The baroque returns in all its glory with some of its greatest composers: Telemann, Corelli, Castrucci, Geminiani, Couperin and C.P.E.Bach.
The French and the Italian styles were the two most important of the Baroque era. Contemporary music "critics" hotly debated the merits of each. Battle lines were drawn between the proponents of the graciously ornamented airs and subtle harmonies of French music, and those who preferred the more direct and dramatic Italian style. The confrontation comes once again to life in this vivid program featuring the most famous composers from this period: Fr.Couperin - J.Hotteterre - Forquerai - J.M.Leclair - D.Scarlatti - A.Corelli Read more
A program with the earliest 20th century literature for recorder and piano/harpsichord. All the works were premiered by Carl Dolmetsch during his yearly concerts in Wigmore Hall in London. He was a promoter of the recorder in general , and of contemporary recorder music in particular. The beautiful, tonal music produced in England dring the war years is more than worth a revival. Composers: Y.Bowen - E.Rubbra - W.Leigh - G.Holst - H.Genzmer - L.Berkeley Read more
Piano, recorder and harpsichord are (some would say suprisingly!) extremely well-fitted instruments for the interpretation of contemporary compositions. The recorder, in particular, is given an amazing new breadth of tone color possibilities through the use of modern techniques such as over-blowing harmonics, and singing into the recorder (to name but a few). Each piece on this program has its own musical language, and its own fresh color palette. Oh... and all are Belgian compositions anno 1990! J.P.Biesemans - Fr.Geysen - G.Logge - J.M.Rens - J.Rispens - Fr.Nuyts Read more
