NATURE – ECHOES OF BIRDS, WATER, AND WIND

900 Years of Flute Music with Sophia Schambeck

Captivating baroque virtuosity, lively jazz arrangements, and contemporary compositions combine in this program to create a homage to nature. The recorder unfolds its multifaceted sound spectrum – from light and airy tones to expressive timbres that imitate birdsong or the forces of nature: sometimes solo, sometimes with piano, sometimes with a chamber orchestra. Works by Vivaldi, medieval hymns, and contemporary compositions written especially for Sophia Schambeck span a musical arc spanning centuries. Virtuosity, richness of color, and joy of playing characterize the program, which combines tradition and innovation. A unique concert experience full of dynamism and expressiveness.

Program:

Anonymous (17.Jh.) – The rising Sun (Irish Tune)

Jacob van Eyck (ca. 1590 – 1657) – Engels nachtegaeltje

Miyagi Michio (1894 – 1956) – Haru no Umi (1926)

Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738) – The Seas are deep (Irish Tune) (p.1804)

Johannes X. Schachtner (*1985) – Sonetto senza parole (Sonnet without words) (2024)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) from Violon Concerto in E major, RV269 “La primavera” (“Spring”) (p. 1725) II. Largo

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674-1763) – ”Pourquoy doux Rossignol”

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) – Veni creator spiritus

Bartolomeo Selma y Salaverde (c.1580-1640) – Diminutions over “Vestiva i colli”

Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) – Le Merle Noir (1951)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) – Syrinx (1913)

Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931) – Sounds of the forest (1978)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) – Concerto “Il Gardellino” in D-major, RV428

Wilma Pistorius (*1991) – Zauberdenken (2022)

Aldo Lopez-Gavilan (*1979)/ Arr. Alexander Krampe – Woodpecker (2021)

Performers:

Sophia Schambeck, recorders and conductor

Leon Jänicke, theorbo and baroque guitar

Andrii Slota, harpsichord

Mariona Mateu Carles, G-violin and double bass

Kathrin Isabelle Klein, piano

Jaume Guri Battle, baroque violin

Yuki Kasai, baroque violin

Waleska Sieczkowska, baroque viola

Anderson Fiorelli, baroque cello