A. Vivaldi - c-minor recorder concerto (RV441), Bolette Roed & Arte dei Suonatori 

I absolutely love the second movement. Im with you

how could 96 people on the entire planet dislike anything Vivaldi?

96 earless

I think the dislikes may have something to do with the recorder player's grimacing and unpleasant demeanor. Yes, she plays well. She also looks likes she's regurgitating into her instrument.

Men ,the great part of them like everyday "music".This is not music.This is rubbish.

This is Baroque music. It comes a little earlier than the classical period. The recorder seems to have been used a lot in Baroque music, so knowing this might help you to find more music like this

Wonderful! I wish you many years of enjoyment and discovery.

@@illusion466 Isn't the word "classical" just a general term for everything from the baroque period on through the romantic period? from say 1670 to 1880's type time line?

@@fredgarv79 This is also true, but classical is also the period following the baroque period, so it can get a bit confusing.

yes but I thought the period following the baroque was the "romantic" period, but is that the same thing as the classical period? I even read one comment where he said how the beauty of the baroque was replaced by romantic nationalism. I was confused by what he meant by nationalism

Agree - Especially since recorder does positively dominate at parts, the subtlety at the beginning was clearly intentional.

@@garynelson561 - the recorder is the solo instrument in this concerto, however, at times the other instruments play together with the recorder , and these times are marked as 'tutti' , and the solo parts are marked 'solo' in the score. The recorder should still be clearly heard even when all the instruments are playing together: we should expect to hear her playing even at the very beginning.

honeychurchgipsy6 that is true, but sometimes the group and soloist decide the interpretation of a piece, each rendition of this will be different...that’s one of the things that makes ensemble playing so special!!!! I just love how the recorder gradually starts to sing over the group like a song bird in the morning.

I don’t think that it’s a question of interpretation but lousy recording. I’m sure that in real life the recorder would still be heard. If not then the strings are playing too loud.

this comment section is wonderful, I never half agreed with so many things in my life XD

This isn't serious business! This is Vivaldi, or Pete's sake! Wagner, Beethoven they are serious. This is a romp!

Beautiful face.

@Preston Malik no one cares

lol xD

You have to, if you play the recorder. People think you're gonna whip out a bright red plastic special from school.

Look up how much a handmade recorder out of the best, precious woods cost, and you would change your mind on 'modest'. In America recorders are generally not valued, and not taught well. But in most of Europe, it is considered a serious instrument. Which is why the best recorder players in the world are generally Dutch, German, Danish, with very few exceptions.

@@ursulamargrit I said "modest" because that's the wind instrument found in schools at the beginner's level. Some are even made of plastic and cost very little, but above all what makes this instrment modest is its low decibel output. If a composer wants a fortissimo he'll write the part for any instrument but the recorder. Its warm and soft sound evokes the natural world, shepherds playing it while watching their flock of sheep. It's true that the recorder is considered ,unjustly so, the poor relative of wind instruments because nowadays value is given above all factors, to the decibel potential

@@Khamomil Okay, I do see your point. Of course, even some professionals use high end plastic recorders - they're useful when practicing, or when you've played so long that your wooden recorder gets too moist (which of course is why having several wooden recorders is a good idea, so you can switch).

@@ursulamargrit - there are some absolutely fabulous British recorder players too, and at least one excellent Israeli - a young lady who plays jazz (her name escapes me sorry). The best British players that I know of include Jill Kemp, Pamela Thorby and Red Priest's soloist Piers Adams whom I had the good fortune to hear play the Sammartini concerto for soprano recorder a few months ago - I was sitting a few feet away from him and got to speak with him afterwards (he also played the world premier of Crispin Ward's new concerto for recorder which was excellent)

@@honeychurchgipsy6 And quite a few very fine Japanese players I've discovered via YT.

He wrote this concerto for recorder - so obviously, it better 'go well together'! But I agree, she is amazing.

Almost as if it was Recorded.

Memorization isn’t the hard thing about music

it's not something to be applauded, memorization is very easy when playing music especially if you've been play for at least more then 4 years

I think she ahs a music stand before if you look at the long shots.

There is no way any human can read at that speed. By the time one has properly learned the piece, muscle memory takes over completely.

James Orr Yeah, I’m not sure if she was playing in the beginning. I think she was just following the tutti part to stay in time?

She was playing the whole time. You can hear it if you know the sound of the recorder well.

it can be barely heard, as it sort of melts into the strings.

I think the engineer had her mic off on the intro

@@philchapman7898 - yes, it's very hard to pick out the recorder in the intro, but there are a few tones where it's just audible. Maybe being a recorder player helps.

I couldn't agree most!!!!!!

Murray and Fiona - I can't understand that opinion because Vivaldi's melodies are so varied and beautiful - to me his work is more varied than other baroque composers.

Some of this concerto resembles some moviments from the 4 seasons though...

When you have multi-year contract to write one piece a month you cannot avoid repetitions. In Vivaldi's case, it actually works. Purists cannot help but scoff instead of enjoying and appreciating variations on the themes.

Jim Millen block of wood with no keys

Interesting comment. I play the recorder but not professionally.

Jim Millen - I suspect they are both equally difficult, it's just that you have 30 years experience with the transverse flute and have forgotten how hard it was to develop a good embouchure. The difficulties with recorder come further down the road: the early stages seem easy and natural, and most beginners are pleased at how quickly they are playing simple tunes. This is both the wonder and the downfall of the recorder, and the reason why it is rarely played well or taken seriously as an instrument. I hope you don't give up - if you can play flute you can play recorder. (from a recorder player)

@@honeychurchgipsy6 they share the repertoire. its very difficult to play the recorder really well.you need to be able to play the different sizes in different keys and transpose, also read the bass clef not to mention difficult techniques, crossfingering etc. no special embouchure required which makes the recorder deceptively simple at the beginning.I play at an advanced level and in an ensemble.We have a teacher who studied the recorder in Amsterdam.

honeychurchgipsy6 - I agree, I am a flute player majoring in performance currently & I picked up my recorder today because I’ve always wanted to learn & be better at plus I think it’s quite an amazing instrument. I love the way you worded your description, there’s a lot of truth in that statement, & I think it’s entirely accurate. While it is quick to first play simple tunes the instrument is quite deceptive when comes to “actual literature/repertoire”. It wasn’t super difficult to learn many of the fingerings as some are identical to flute but it definitely takes some work to develop a solid tone & control! I think control is something that definetly takes time with this instrument especially in the upper register. It takes a decent amount of effort to play high notes at a softer dynamic without them being too piercing. It could be that I’m playing on a plastic one that they us play in elementary school but nonetheless it is a great instrument that should not be overlooked.

merci beaucoup Christian !

Yeah. And have very 'Denner'ish color of voice, I think.

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Excellent! Passionate playing. I can hear the recorder beautifully balanced with the strings.

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