Flanders Recorder Quartet
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
Websitewww.flanders-recorder-quartet.be

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

History

The group initially formed in 1987 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


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]

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.


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