Flanders Recorder Quartet
The Flanders Recorder Quartet was a professional recorder group based in Belgium.
Flanders Recorder Quartet | |
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The Flanders Recorder Quartet | |
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Origin | Belgium |
Years active | 1987 | –2018
Website | www |
Members | Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Joris van Goethem, Paul van Loey |
Past members | Geert Van Gele |
History
The group initially formed in the 1980s and became more well known upon winning the 1990 competition Musica Antiqua Bruges, Belgium.[1]
Active members
- Bart Spanhove
- Tom Beets
- Joris van Goethem
- Paul van Loey
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]
References
- Flanders Recorder Quartet's Early Music Prowess Express Milwaukee
- From an Early-Music Quartet, Songs to Please a Queen New York Times
- ‘Reclaiming Bach for the Recorder’: Flanders Recorder Quartet rearranges traditional ideas of Baroque music Columbia Spectator
- Strong Concerts From Flanders Recorder Quartet, Prometheus Trio Milwaukee Express
- Flanders Recorder Quartet does impressive things with wood instruments CultureMap Houston
- Kanny, Mark. Flanders recorders soar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 24, 1998, B-9.