The Dutch Loeki Stardust Quartet was established in 1978, and from the outset was not your ‘normal’ group of recorder-players. Sure, Baroque repertoire figured prominently in their concerts, but the concerts often contained surprises, substituting the last chord of a canzone with a well-known TV signature tune for example – in this case Loeki the Lion was the TV programme that gave the quartet its name. Wanting to give concerts that were a crossover between St Martin in the Fields and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was the aim in the early years.
A series of big engagements followed, including the Wigmore Hall with Christopher Hogwood, and then recordings for Decca which are included in this 4CD set. The maverick style of the group came to the fore again, when after a successful sequence of Baroque recordings they released a recording of music by Erroll Garner, Henry Mancini, Lennon and McCartney and Charlie Parker together with works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, J.C. and J.S. Bach.
Never before has the recorder sounded so much fun!
Canzon la Ghiradella
Canzon la Merula
Canzon la Bastina
Canzon la Brillantina
Canzon la Gentile
Capriccio sopra la Spagnoletta
Canzon Decima detta la Paulini
Ricercare Terzo
Capriccio V sopra la Bassa Fiamenga
Ricercare del quarto tono
Lamentationes Hieremiae
Canto fermo Primo del Primo Tono
Canzona Franzesa Quinta sopra Dunque Credete Ch'io
Canzon Franzesa Terza
Ricercare secundo
Canzon la Capriccio
Dum Illuscescente Beati
Este Est Joannes
O Glorioso Domina
Concerto #8 in C Major, 1. Allegro
Concerto #8 in C Major, 2. Pastorell
Concerto #8 in C Major, 3. Adagio
Concerto #8 in C Major, 4. Allegro assai
Concerto II in D minor, 1. Allegro
Concerto II in D minor, 2. Adagio
Concerto II in D minor, 3. Vivace
Concerto II in D minor, 4. Allegro
Concerto in A minor, 1. Gravement
Concerto in A minor, 2. Vistement
Concerto in A minor, 3. Largement
Concerto In A minor, 4. Vivement
Concerto di flauti in G major, 1. Andante
Concerto di flauti in G major, 2. Allegro
Concerto di flauti in G major, 3. Presto
Concerto in B flat major, 1. Grave
Concerto in B flat major, 2. Vivace
Concerto in B flat major, 3. Tendrement
Concerto in B flat major, 4. Gravement
Concerto III in G major, 1. Allegro
Concerto III in G major, 2. Adagio
Concerto III in G major, 3. Giga
Concerto III in G major, 4. Presto
Concerto in A major, 1. Allegro
Concerto in A major, 2. Adagio
Concerto in A major, 3. Allegro
Contrapunctus 1
Contrapunctus 3
Mein junges Leben hat ein End
Fugue
Fantasia No.8 in A Minor, Z739
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Fantasie
Courante
Ayre
Sarabande
Fantasia on "Io son ferito lasso"
Fantasy
Fugue
Misty
Allegro
Fugue
Batalla Famossa
Loeki the Lion on the Trail of the Pink Panther
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Michelle
Allegro
Rondo grazioso
Allegro
Grave assai
Allegro
Nocturne
When shall the sun shine?
Scrapple from the Apple
Aan De Amsterdamse Grachten
Tango für Elise
October 2011
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“Tiny Garklein recorder to great bass recorder, music from Renaissance to Beatles via Baroque concertos, hilarious encores - this delights still, 20 years on.”
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Canzon la Ghiradella