Telemann - Quatuor Parisien / Modéré - Capriccio Stravagante

[@guylebras9880]

Excellente idée de jouer cette musique géniale avec une flûte de voix à la place du traverso. Telemann, flûtiste à bec émérite, n’aurait certainement pas désavoué. Une pièce pas si facile à mettre en place avec la flûte et le violon qui sont souvent à la quarte. Mais une fois mise en place quelle merveille !

[@neevox2]

That was very beautiful. Excellent playing, what a sound! Telemann is one of my very favorite composers ever.

[@CapriccioStravagante]

Waking up listeners - Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of three to seventy performers incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons. By the mid 1990s, the ensemble had built up an extensive discography for which they received international acclaim and had performed in major concert halls and festivals worldwide. Nonchalance & Power - The ensembles seek a musical aesthetic whose values have been nearly lost to contemporary musical life. Unlike many other early music ensembles, they adhere to traditional principles of articulation, rhetoric, scholarship, imagination and talent to break down conventions that have little to do with historical practice, particularly those originating in twentieth-century ‘Baroque’ performance practices. Capriccio Stravagante has recorded extensively for the Paradizo, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Alpha and Teldec labels. Man-made beauty - The Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra offers virtuoso performers on a highly distinctive musical instrumentarium that includes violins, viols, recorders, cornetti, sackbuts, krummhorns, shawms, lutes, harps, harpsichords, virginals, organs, and percussion. Derived from the instrumental virtuosity that sixteenth-century music demanded, their playing techniques are completely unknown to classically trained instrumentalists and mainstream audiences today. The ensemble is the largest and most luxurious gathering yet assembled for the performance of masterpieces from this Golden Age of musical creativity. Awards & Rewards - Capriccio Stravagante’s exceptional chamber ensemble playing has inspired three generations of musicians, many of whom have gone on to enjoy international careers. The Capriccio Stravagante Prize was created by Skip Sempé in 1997, and served to encourage numerous musicians in their early careers. It is particularly touching that many of those musicians have now become an integral part of Capriccio Stravagante’s activities. Sempé receives lasting inspiration from the key members of these renewed generations.

[@bertcarter6176]

When Telemann was good, he was very good indeed! Lovely playing by all.

[@gkmm1990]

It's unbelievable how good this is. Beyond any adjective.

[@darcyissues]

Amen to that.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Telemann is engaged in every musical piece and is many products . It is a singular genius musician . It is an all - around musician soaking into the whole soul . Their performance is incomparable and exquisite . My heart wavered with emotion Telemann is a great musician .

[@davehshs651]

The lower-register recorders are so very beautiful. Thanks for this post.

[@RosssRoyce]

Funny, at the 1:20 mark the combination between the violin and the recorder sounds almost like a baroque oboe 😝! Just for one phrase.

[@tdsims1963]

Has anyone ever heard this live? If you get the chance, do so! This is is my favourite youtube version, but live--there is a richness and depth that you can't pick up from a video! Hearing it live will take your breath away!

[@lejayarielle3877]

Bel univers🌞🌞 Thank you so much for this

[@rodion-kc9ic7zn4m]

Умнички! Какие Вы молодцы! Это прелесть! Вот это и спасёт весь мир от всех вирусов! Покорнейше Вам благодарю! Дай Бог Вам здоровья.

[@alcapone531]

This magic music was so well incarnated by these great young musicians, just amazing.

[@violinland]

It is wonderful to see so many comments about this performance. What a skilled group of musicians, such perfect ensemble. I particularly like the style of the violinist, high bow hold and great ability to bellow the sound as it was at the time of the composer,. I must say I have not enjoyed listing to a piece of music so much for some time. Let us have more. Bravo Cheniston K Roland (Violin Historian)

[@martinuddin]

Beautiful music, beautifully played. Indeed, very fitting with the recorder.

[@richardvanukkle]

The first time in my life that I enjoy listening to Telemann! Thank you!

[@RosssRoyce]

Beautiful!

[@loeuvrededieu]

Just delightful

[@JackBigDanniels]

Echoes of a time when our ancestors were humble and true love existed.

[@ducdelaval09]

quelle merveilleuse violoniste!

[@celloP9006]

ES HERMOSO!!!! El maestro Josh es super sutil y solo hace lo necesario

[@pierremoulin6271]

Superbe ! Merci pour ce moment ...

[@radioconantena65]

amo a esta mujer Sophie Gent

[@EvaBartosova]

Beatutiful!!!

[@marcosPRATA918]

Bom encontro, boa escuta!

[@TheClocaris]

vraiment très belle interprétation :) :) BRAVO!!!!

[@pptrent1]

nice

[@estherangelagongoragutierr6901]

me encanta,la música barroca,gracias...

[@PeriodinstrumentfaN]

5/5 and favorited !!! :)

[@mrbigarms]

I always thought until now the Paris Quartets were written for flue, didnt realise they could be played on a Recorder. Very beautiful performance, quite magical!

[@FerDeAlmeida]

It's a different kind of recorder. I don't know how it's called in English, but it goes as low as a D, just like the traverso.

[@FerDeAlmeida]

Ah, yeah. It's called a voice flute, just like in french and Portuguese. ;)

[@gyrocompa]

@williejax2 Thanks a lot for this information, I did not even know the existence of such flutes...

[@ricardoayala2023]

This is a voice flute in D. You can play the traverso parts as they are with this flute.

[@ludustestudinis]

Extremely tastefule performance! The recorder in D sounds IMO better than a traverso for this piece.

[@simoncarrier9910]

Doesn't it always?

[@ricardoayala2023]

Both sounds good. Telemann was a virtuoso recorder player, even thou he prefers to use the traverso originally. Remember he wrote the second set of the Paris Quartets so Michel Blavet can play the traverso part. On the night of the first performance of this music, Telemann was at the harpsichord.

[@Ocendesert]

I have listened to this a hundred times. Language is too poor - this seems an exploration of a whole range of human emotion

[@Ebaphomet666]

Please, when I die play on this piece during my buring!

[@Blackgeoff1]

Is that a "y" or an "n" missing from "buring"?

[@Ebaphomet666]

@@Blackgeoff1 When I die, "y" or "n" will not matter anymore, :-)

[@debbyplayer]

It seems that this piece is played in its original key... but it's E minor and the lowest note of the alto recorder is F... how could be possible??

[@wj98983]

debbyplayer ....i think this is a "voice flute, which is between an alto and tenor so the lower notes, playable on a traverso, will be playable on the recorder.

[@glenshannon5071]

He's playing a special size of recorder called the voice flute, which is a tenor recorder in D (sounds one whole step higher than a regular tenor). It exactly matches the range of the traverso but is fingered a whole step lower. Not a friend to flat keys, they tie your fingers up in knots.