Giovanni Antonini/Sheng-Fang Chiu: Byrd and the Bird

Giovanni Antonini and Shen-Fang Chiu form a leading recorder duo who enjoy exploring varied and unexpected repertoires. This album is named after a piece composed by Giovanni Sollima in 2024: it pays tribute to William Byrd and combines the tenor recorder with the sopranino recorder, the perfect imitator of birdsong. This programme spans the ages, from the art of diminution and improvisation in the 15th century to Bartók's duets from the 1930s – originally composed for two violins – via the refined duets of Jacques Hottetere in the 18th century and a sonata by Telemann from 1727. Don't miss Nuovo ricercare No. 4 (1973) by Amico Dolci, child prodigy of the flute and son of the great sociologist and pacifist Danilo Dolci. The two instrumentalists have mischievously chosen to highlight this quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet: ‘[playing the recorder] is as easy as lying: control these holes with your fingers and thumb, blow with your mouth, and it will produce the most eloquent music.’

1: Rutén Kolomejka
2: Aquila Altera
3: Gyermekrengetéskor
4: I. Gravement - Gay
5: II. Allemande
6: III. Les Tourterelles. Gracieusement
7: IV. Rondeau: Gay
8: V. Gigue
9: VI. Passacaille
10: Amarilli Mia Bella
11: Constantia
12: Ujévköszönto 4
13: Il Dialogo Cerca Di Uscire Dal Convenzionale
14: Con Astio Reciproco
15: Come Due Colori Si Fondono in Uno
16: Voci. La Prima Serena - La Seconda Pettegola, Tediosa
17: Rutén Nóta
18: Indescort
19: A Duo
20: Honte, Paour, Doubtance
21: I. Largo
22: II. Vivace
23: III. Grazioso
24: IV. Allegro
25: Upon La Mi Re
26: Byrd and the Bird

Composer: John Baldwin, Thomas Preston, Bela Bartok, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Amico Dolci, Jacob Van Eyck, Giovanni Sollima

Number of Discs: 1

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