Byrd and the Bird

Byrd and the Bird

Byrd and the Bird

Byrd and the Bird

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Byrd and the Bird

A Playful Recorder Journey Across Centuries Of Virtuosity, Imitation, And Imagination.

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Artists Giovanni Antonini, Sheng-Fang Chiu

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Giovanni Antonini and Sheng-Fang Chiu form a leading recorder duo who enjoy exploring varied and unexpected repertoires. Byrd and the Bird is named after a piece composed by Giovanni Sollima in 2024. It pays tribute to William Byrd and combines the tenor recorder with the sopranino recorder, the perfect imitator of birdsong. This program spans the ages, from the art of diminution and improvisation in the 15th century to Bartók's duets from the 1930s – originally composed for two violins – via the refined duets of Jacques Hotteterre in the 18th century and a sonata by Telemann from 1727. Don't miss Nuovo ricercare No. 4 (1973) by Amico Dolci, child prodigy of the flute and son of the great sociologist and pacifist Danilo Dolci. The two instrumentalists have mischievously chosen to highlight this quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet: ‘[playing the recorder] is as easy as lying: control these holes with your fingers and thumb, blow with your mouth, and it will produce the most eloquent music...’

Giovanni Antonini, Recorder Sheng-Fang Chiu, Recorder

Tracklist

Total time: 01:31

1. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104: No. 35, Rutén Kolomejka

01:03

2. Aquila altera

02:34

3. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104: No. 11, Gyermekrengetéskor

01:21

4. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : I. Gravement - Gay

03:20

5. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : II. Allemande

02:01

6. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : III. "Les tourterelles". Gracieusement

01:55

7. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : IV. Rondeau, Gay

01:23

8. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : V. Gigue

01:22

9. Première suite de pièces à deux dessus sans basse, Op. 4 : VI. Passacaille

04:12

10. Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Amarilli mia bella

02:52

11. Constantia

02:38

12. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104: No. 31, Ujévköszöntő 4

01:13

13. Nuovo ricercare No. 4: I. Il Dialogo cerca di uscire dal convenzionale

02:42

14. Nuovo ricercare No. 4: II. Con astio reciproco

01:08

15. Nuovo ricercare No. 4: III. Come due colori si fondono in uno

02:39

16. Nuovo ricercare No. 4: IV. Voci. La prima serena - La seconda pettegola, tediosa

01:07

17. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104: No. 10, Rutén Nóta

01:12

18. Indescort

02:51

19. The Baldwin Commonplace Book, R.M.24.d.2: A Duo

03:05

20. Honte, paour, doubtance

03:30

21. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 2, TWV 40:104: I. Largo

02:50

22. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 2, TWV 40:104: II. Vivace

02:30

23. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 2, TWV 40:104: III. Grazioso

02:00

24. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 2, TWV 40:104: IV. Allegro

03:19

25. Upon La Mi Re

02:59

26. Byrd and the Bird

02:45

Additional Information

Label

Alpha Classics

SKU

ALPHA1159

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Giovanni Antonini, Sheng-Fang Chiu

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Instruments

Flute

Recording Location

Mondovì, Italy

Producer

Julian Schwenkner

Editing

Julian Schwenkner

Release Date

April 24, 2026

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Byrd and the Bird

Byrd and the Bird

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