Description
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Medieval Treasures
- Four different recorders: soprano, alto, tenor, bass
- Short and long notes, dynamics, legato, repetitions, with and without vibrato
- Recorded at Silent Stage
- Switch off internal reverb for placement in any virtual acoustic environment
Not only was the recorder a staple instrument up to the baroque era, it also gains importance again in modern music. This collection, recorded in the relatively dry and controlled environment of Vienna’s second studio, the Silent Stage, features soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders played by the Austrian flute and recorder virtuoso Leopold Eibl.
Once Upon a Time. Compared with its close relative, the flute (“flauto traverso”), the instrument range of the wooden recorder (“flauto dolce”) is more limited in terms of pitch and dynamics. This is one of the reasons why the recorder was replaced by the (traverse) flute in orchestras around the 18th century. However, recorders were very popular during medieval times and into the Renaissance, and even in the baroque era famous composers such as Telemann, Bach, Händel and Vivaldi wrote pieces for these instruments.
Still Going On! Recorders have no easy existence, since they are often regarded as a toy for children and amateurs. However, they have made a comeback in contemporary music by composers of all genres (from Luciano Berio and Mauricio Kagel to Keith Jarrett), and are often used as solo instruments in modern film music, adding a particular “exotic” timbre in orchestral scores.
Virtuoso Performance. All four recorders of this collection were played by Austrian flute and recorder virtuoso Leopold Eibl, a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. Recording the samples rather “dry” at the Silent Stage makes it possible to place them on your virtual stage wherever you like, but also to integrate them with the Synchron Stage collections.