Handel - Recorder sonata in A minor (live)

[TheFlautino]

You are a student of Giovanni Antonini & Marco Brolli right?

They are my most favourite musicians, you are so lucky to learn from them,

btw great performance :)

[jel2003]

FANTASTIC! That was great!

[lebannen21]

Du spielst wie ein Gott und hast die schöneste Hände eines Mannes, die ich gesehen habe. Lieber Grüße!

[astrofoy]

not so hot

[robotluvr]

Do you have any resources in English on Baroque ornamentation? This is very beautiful playing; I feel as though the ornaments really add to the character of the piece, so I am interested in learning how to apply them to my own playing.

[notaire2]

The sound of the recorder reminds me of Japanese bamboo flute.

[corrifiero]

non conosco il genere e mi fa schifo dal profondo. Ma tanto di cappello a persone che ci mettono il cuore in quello che fanno.. Uno spunto di metal dal minuto 2:15.. :D

bravi a priori...

[fhurvhur]

Great performance, thanks.

[ogulkoker]

This is HWV 362, right?

[1pilloww]

Your play is very interesting!! I like that very much ( I'm also a flutist)

[FionaHelenCurrie]

I am playing the 1st and 4th movement of this for my grade 7. I t is a beautiful piece, and it was lovely to see it being played professionally. Thank you!

[bearlauch]

how nice interpretation! i am sure if Händel listened this interpretation, he would be really happy. how can be two allegro's so soft and same time so dynamic. i could dance with them. thank you so much for the musician. when do you visit cologne?

[voiceflutekf]

@bearlauch Danke Bearlauch für deine Worte, die mich so sehr gefreut haben (es tut mir nur leid, daß ich Dir nur jetzt antwortet habe). Zur Zeit kann ich nicht sagen, wann ich nächstes Mal in Köln spielen werde. Ich werde es Dir aber sicher schreiben. In Deutschland werde ich sowieso in Halle bei den Händel-Festspielen mit Europa Galante im Juni spielen, und dann noch nächstes Jahr mit Il Giardino Armonico in Frankfurt und Berlin die Brandeburgische Konzerte spielen. Beste Grüße, Marco

[bearlauch]

@voiceflutekf hallo Marco! Vielen Dank und das ist sehr lieb von Dir, dass Du so mir persönlich anwortest. Europa Galante und Il Giardino Armonico sind auch meine Favoriten, die Barock musik exellent interpretieren. Halle und Frankfurt sind nicht so sehr weit weg von Köln. Ich bin sehr überrascht wie Du so gut deutsch kannst....schöne Grüße an Herrn Fabio Biondi. Ich mag ihn auch so sehr......

[Harmonieuniverselle]

I love the harpsichord !

[flautopa]

Perchè non provare a correggere il mignolo della mano sinistra? che non dovrebbe mai andare cosi giù,e magari anche l'intonazione.

[lennic95]

@flautopa Credo che l'intonazione sia un'effetto

[flautopa]

@lennic95 beh a mio avviso ,un brutto effetto:-)

[stevefp3]

I'm new to this. What type of recorder is that? Soprano or Alto? I'm going to buy one and want to start practising. Any suggestions are welcomed. Please help. Btw, beautiful music and great performance.

[voiceflutekf]

@stevefp3 Hi! Thanks for posting! This is an alto recorder built by a very good Italian recorder maker, Pietro Sopranzi. I would suggest you to buy an alto recorder. I like very much the plastic A509B model by Aulos. I always keep mine around at home and I use it whenever I want to play few notes for myself...

Best, Marco

[iorixs]

well played, beautiful music, respect. maybe a little too much choreography 

[azulyrojo89]

@iorixs i don't think so , you must move for feel the diferents parts of music :) if you want to feel like it is the music you must do it:D, the musician no are a robots men:)^^

[voiceflutekf]

@iorixs (1/4) Hi! Thanks for your comment!

About choreography, well, I think I understand what you mean. I guess it's a very personal matter.

Speaking especially about playing in live performances, I feel that music is deeply connected with other arts: theatre, choreography, even sculpture and painting.

About ten months ago Gilmaris wrote another very nice comment on my video:

[voiceflutekf]

@iorixs (2/4) “Whether intentional or not, the dropping of pitch at the end of each long note give them a whimpering quality…it's like calligraphy: beauty in imperfection”. I totally agree with him. Maybe because my grandfather was a very good painter, since as a child I used to “see” the sound flowing from my instrument as if I were seeing an oil painting: the oil colour is never two-dimensional, but it always has a depth adding more life to the picture.

[voiceflutekf]

@iorixs (3/4) I think it is the same with micro dynamics, which I praise for adding much more life to the sound than just playing each note straight can do. E.g.,string players try all time to vary the speed of the bow and its weight on the strings...

Back to choreography. I believe that the relation between moving the body and standing still is the same as the one between playing with a lot of micro dynamics and simply having always a straight tone. That said, though, I want to make clear that

[voiceflutekf]

@iorixs (4/4) I am not condemning standing still or having a very straight sound while playing recorder. By the way, standing still IS also choreography and needs also to be used, the very same as being capable of playing very straight notes. Take for example Il Sonno movement from Vivaldi’s “La Notte”...

So iorixs, I know I used your post as an excuse to reply also to a number of other comments before yours.

I warmly thank you all for the opinions that you have wrote down on this page.

Marco

[iorixs]

@voiceflutekf you are very welcome, i really enjoy this music. im learning to play this mvt too, i just started alto recorder and it has a very beautiful voice. im going to try to play the notes with that 'tintinabuli' style where the volume increases over the length of the note, i think arvo part is a representative of this. it makes it sound like a little bell when struck. all the best in your musical career!!

[fiamengoTA]

è vero che un po di "colonna d'aria" migliore non guasterebbe... ma perchè criticare così ferocemente un prodotto che comunque è buono e altamente apprezzabile, e in modo (da quello che deduco) antipatico?? Bravi Marco Scorticati fe Davide Pozzi

[domcera85]

Esecuzione per alcuni aspetti interessante anche se l'intonazione è assente ingiustificato

[negoni08]

Brava esecuzione

[2ndnoodle4bettertime]

Everybody who thinks recorders aren't "serious" intruments should see this video.

[ErikaRagazzi]

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❺stars ★★★★★"

Complimenti !!!!!!!

[jerrien]

awfull that vibrato

[Shine4e]

stupendo^^

dove hai trovato lo spartito?

[pedowife4kids]

Just wonderful. My son also played the recorder as child but he did never reach such skills.

[MrGipeto66]

Piuttosto stonato....

Invece di fare tutti quei gesti(che contano solo a fare stonare le note)stà fermo e suona intonato.

Il flauto dolce NON può modificare l'imboccatura senza alterare l'intonazione.

e sentire quelle assurde messe di voce stonate potrà ingannare voi,sedicenti filologi,ma non chi è in possesso di un buon orecchio!

Per forza il flauto dolce non piace poi alla gente,

Ma non quando lo suona Michala Petri che resta sempre,e di gran lunga. la migliore!

[voiceflutekf]

@MrGipeto66 (1/2) Prendo atto delle sue legittime opinioni, mrgipeto66, sulla mia esecuzione della sonata di Händel, così come dellaltrettanto poco lusinghiero suo giudizio riguardante le qualità musicali dei sedicenti filologi.

[voiceflutekf]

@MrGipeto66 (2/2) Non le nascondo ad ogni modo il mio rammarico nel constatare come tanta sicurezza nel giudicare gli altri non sia stata accompagnata da quel minimo di educazione e correttezza che avrebbe potuto indurla quanto meno a firmarsi nonché ad esprimersi in maniera più rispettosa e meno arrogante, in particolare verso tutti coloro che hanno pubblicato le proprie (a mio parere altrettanto legittime) opinioni su questa pagina web...

[alchian1981]

recorder is much easier than flute

[evitaevita2003]

@alchian1981 Do you think? I think that each instrument have their dificulties.... but this sonatas was written for recorder :)))

Try play recorder with this quality and after you say that is much easier than flute? is equal!

[alchian1981]

@evitaevita2003 I can handle this piece with flute and recorder (even chinese dizi) as well. The difficulties in fingering are just similar with flute and recorder. However, it requires more air and controlling of air for flute. I like the recorder version too and i think it is nice. However, playing with flute is more difficult from my experience.

[recorder87]

@evitaevita2003 I totally agree with alchian1981! if you want to play well an instrument it is very difficult, whatever the instrument is! If you really want to play well and make music.

[nina2kY]

the last two movements are one of my grd7 exam pieces. nice to be able to hear another interpretation

[ichbinburcu]

loved your interpretation and playing! 5*! applause

[MartitaPMG]

Belíssima interpretação!

[angloman1]

nice recording and playing, but be careful that you are not dropping in pitch at the end of each long note.Frans Brueggen also did this, but also did much more.

Fast movements are better in this recording

[Gilmaris]

Whether intentional or not, the dropping of pitch at the end of each long note give them a whimpering quality, which I for one am partial to. It's like calligraphy: beauty in imperfection.

[hanzabass]

Indeed, outstanding!

[PINHAS38]

Bravo!

[Octavin2]

awesome

[recorderfan]

and great ornaments.... almost flawless. a top notch performance...

[recorderfan]

great performance.. by the way who is the maker of your recorder.

[Koriyama]

Good to hear this sonata played well. I'm glad you didn't have a cello/ gamba.

[glauciacmelo]

Maravilhoso!!! Amo essa sonata de Handel e a interpretação está brilhante! Bravo!!!

[HirgaladIII]

Simply wonderful, I was searching for this sonate for a long time... finaly here is it! Awesome!!!

[Letsplayinamud]

Is this a 'Handel - Soprano Recorder Sonata Op.1 No.4 in A minor 2.Allegro'??

I think its not the only second part..Right??

[recorderson]

Wonderful playng . Bravi ! 5***** I simply love the Hwv 362 :)