Recorders

Recorders

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Ancient Winds

Compared with its close relative the flute (“flauto traverso”), the instrument range of the wooden recorder (“flauto dolce”) is more limited in terms of pitch and dynamics. This is one of the reasons why the recorder was replaced by the (traverse) flute in orchestras around the 18th century. However, recorders were very popular during medieval times and into the renaissance, and even in the baroque era famous composers such as Telemann, Bach, Händel and Vivaldi wrote pieces for these instruments.

RecordersDue to the absence of upper harmonics and a predominance of odd harmonics, the sound of recorders is soft and mellow. The instrument is often unfairly marginalized as a toy for children or amateur players, with its main application being music pedagogy and domestic music. However, contemporary composers of all genres (from Luciano Berio and Mauricio Kagel to Keith Jarret) have written demanding pieces for the recorder, expanding its timbral range in a virtuosic way. What’s more, recorders are used as solo instruments in modern film music, adding a particular exotic timbre with references to ancient or far eastern worlds in orchestral scores. All four recorders of this Instrument Collection were played by Austrian flute and recorder virtuoso Leopold Eibl, a sought-after soloist and chamber musician.

Instruments

  • Soprano recorder
  • Alto recorder
  • Tenor recorder
  • Great bass recorder

 Articulations:

Performances:

  • Interval Performances: Legato (with and without vibrato)
  • Repetition Performances in various lengths
  • Performance Trills

Single notes:

  • Short notes (staccato)
  • Long notes (sustains), with and without vibrato
  • Dynamics: Crescendo & diminuendo in various note lengths, sforzato (sfz)

Library Content

  • Standard Library: Samples 5.376 | Download Files Size 1,5 GB | Installed File Size 2,2 GB

 

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 Ratings

The following reviews have been placed by customers who also bought this product from us. All reviews are provided through eKomi, Europe’s largest independent customer review company.

4.0 of 5  
25.09.2022 Language: englisch

Legato is good, the one short patch is good.

5.0 of 5  
09.11.2015 Sprache: deutsch

VSL Recorders sind, wie alle anderen Produkte der Vienna Symphonic Library, von ausgezeichneter Qualität. Sowohl als Solo-Instrumente als auch im Kontext von Ensembles verschiedenster Besetzungen zeichnen sich die Blockflöten in ihrer Palette von Sopran, Alt Tenor und Bass durch ihre Klangeigenschaften aus. Über den Vienna Instruments Player (besser noch über Vienna Instruments Pro) lassen sie sich klanglich für jeden gewünschten Zweck verfeinern. Absolut empfehlenswert.

 Endorsements

Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I & II, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Coco avant Chanel, The Queen, The King’s Speech, Carnage, Renoir

“Since I’m working in Hollywood it requires a vast library and that’s why VSL is really useful.”

David Foster
David Foster

16-time Grammy Award winner, composer and producer of Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, Seal, Michael Bolton, Peter Cetera

“To have the magic of a full orchestra in breathtaking 3D sound at your fingertips is the best luxury someone like myself could hope for. Thank you VSL for an amazing product.”

Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman

Men in Black, Good Will Hunting, Planet of the Apes, Spiderman, Batman Returns, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Mars Attacks!,The Simpsons, Desparate Housewives, Oingo Boingo)

“Vienna Symphonic Library has been the center of my orchestral sample library for several years now. I go to their library first every time I create an orchestral template when I´m beginning each film I score. And my demos sound great. I recommend this library to anybody getting into film scoring.”

Jochem van der Saag
Jochem van der Saag

Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli, Jackie Evancho, Josh Groban, Seal

“Vienna Symphonic Library is way ahead of the curve in terms of their sounds and their software; the combination of both musical expression and technical excellence is truly superb and unrivaled“

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Please note that all discounted user-specific orders must be processed manually by our sales team and therefore may take up to one business day to be completed.

Your purchase of any VSL library entitles you to download the free Vienna Instruments Pro player software that includes the Vienna Ensemble mixing host.

Mac:

  • macOS 10.13 or higher
  • 64 bit
  • Intel Core i5 (Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon/M1/M2 recommended)
  • RAM: min. 8 GB (16GB recommended)

Windows:

  • Windows 10/11 or higher
  • 64 bit 
  • Intel Core i5  / AMD Athlon Pro (Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon recommended)
  • RAM: min. 8 GB (16GB recommended)

Free hard drive space according to the library size.

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