{"product_id":"alpha1159-byrd-and-the-bird","title":"Byrd and the Bird","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGiovanni Antonini\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSheng-Fang Chiu\u003c\/strong\u003e form a leading recorder duo who enjoy exploring varied and unexpected repertoires. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eByrd and the Bird\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\r\n\r\nThis 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.\r\n\r\nDon'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...’\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eGiovanni Antonini, Recorder\r\nSheng-Fang Chiu, Recorder\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Alpha Classics","offers":[{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743082524996,"sku":"ALPHA1159-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743082557764,"sku":"ALPHA1159-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743082590532,"sku":"ALPHA1159-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743082623300,"sku":"ALPHA1159-5","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743082656068,"sku":"ALPHA1159-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57345090224452,"sku":"ALPHA1159-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/ALPHA1159.jpg?v=1790692674","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/alpha1159-byrd-and-the-bird","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}