Flautando Köln Recorder Quartet: Women in Music from the Middle Ages to the Present Day

About the Event

Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Munich's breathtaking Residenz München for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of chamber music.

Flautando Köln is a renowned recorder quartet that has been known for its brilliant ensemble playing at the highest technical level for 27 years, combined with temperament, charm, and wit. As confident as the four musicians are on the international stage, they are also innovative in discovering new cross‐genre literature. With great style and imagination, they arrange works from all epochs for their ensemble, which not only features more than 40 recorders of various sizes and types but also showcases the highly acclaimed soprano voice of Ursula Thelen. Whether it's fiery medieval minstrel dances, virtuoso Baroque concertos, melancholy Turkish folk songs, or a dramatic chanson by Kurt Weill, Flautando Köln never fails to surprise its audience with unprecedented interpretations and captivates both audiences and critics alike. Charming moderations also turn the celebrated concerts into a atmospheric and exciting overall experience, where virtuosity is natural but never an end in itself.

Program

Part I
'Only for adornment?'
Women in music from the Middle Ages to the present day

Anonymus around 1300: Saltarello
Hildegard von Bingen 1098 — 1179: Sequence, O Ignis Spiritus
Maddalena Casulana 1544‐1590
Anna Amalia of Prussia 1723 — 1787: Sonata in F major for flute and b.c.
Kurt Weill 1900 — 1950: 'Les Filles de Bordeaux' — from: Marie Galante / 'Seeräuberjenny' — from: The Threepenny Opera

PART II
Antonio Vivaldi 1678 — 1741: Concerto in C major, RV 533
Clara Schumann 1819 — 1896: Evening Party in Venice
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809 — 1847: from: Songs without Words Venetian Gondellied Agitato e con fuoco
Racheal Cogan borb 1968: Swirling Leaves (2015)
Gerry Mulligan 1927 — 1996: Line for Lyons
Arr. Bianka Kerres