Flanders Recorder Quartet

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The Flanders Recorder Quartet
Background information
OriginBelgium
Years active1987 (1987)–2018
MembersBart Spanhove,
Tom Beets,
Joris van Goethem,
Paul van Loey
Past membersGeert Van Gele
Website www.flanders-recorder-quartet.be

The Flanders Recorder Quartet was a professional recorder group based in Belgium.

Contents

History

The group initially formed in 1987 and became more well known upon winning the 1990 competition Musica Antiqua Bruges, Belgium. [1]

Active members


Previous Members: Geert Van Gele, Fumiharu Yoshimine, Peter Van Heyghen, Han Tol

Reception

Reviews for the Flanders Recorder Quartet have been positive, with The New York Times praising the band's performance. [2] The Columbia Spectator also positively reviewed the group, citing the flexibility of the recorders as a highlight. [3] The Flanders Recorder Quartet has also received positive reviews from the Milwaukee Express and CultureMap Houston. [4] [5]

Of a 1998 performance of The Four Seasons, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that the band was "brilliant" but that "for maintaining rhythmic vitality" the band "couldn't match good string playing". [6]

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References

  1. Flanders Recorder Quartet's Early Music Prowess Express Milwaukee
  2. From an Early-Music Quartet, Songs to Please a Queen New York Times
  3. ‘Reclaiming Bach for the Recorder’: Flanders Recorder Quartet rearranges traditional ideas of Baroque music Columbia Spectator
  4. Strong Concerts From Flanders Recorder Quartet, Prometheus Trio Milwaukee Express
  5. Flanders Recorder Quartet does impressive things with wood instruments CultureMap Houston
  6. Kanny, Mark. Flanders recorders soar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 24, 1998, B-9.