Les Corsaires du Roy - Die Deutsche Schalmey: Birth of the Baroque Oboe - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The album Fantaisie brillante (RecArt 0027) is full of flute music of the Romantic era in a virtuoso performance of excellent artists flutist Wieslaw Surulo and pianist Wieslawa Plawska. In 1995 Wieslaw Surulo graduated from the Academy of Music in Krakow - class of Professor Kazimierz Moszynski. He improved his skills under the guidance of Prof. Meinhart Niedermayr at the Vienna Conservatory. Participant of the master classes conducted by Meinhart Niedermayr andPeter-Lukas Graf, of the BachAkademie Stuttgart orchestral courses under the direction of Helmuth Rilling and of the International Orchesterkurs Attergau conducted by Sir Jehudi Menuhin. Laureate of the second prize at the 3rd National Flute Competition in 1995 (Krakow), of distinctions at the 4th National InterUniversity Chamber Music Competition in 1996 (Bydgoszcz) in the wind quintet category, and participant of the 2nd edition of the Aleksander Tansman International Festival and Competition of Musical Personalities in 1998 (Lódz). He collaborates with the Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM), for which he recorded a selection of works for the flute by Polish composers. He made recordings for the Polish Radio and Polish Television. He is active as a concert soloist and chamber musician. He works full-time as teacher of music, conducting numerous courses and methodological workshops. He sits on the jury of many competitions, including those under the patronage of the Centre for Artistic Education. He took part in the following festivals the International Festival of Chamber Music in Zakopane, the Baroque Festival in Spisz, Przemyska Jesien Muzyczna [Musical Autumn in Przemysl], and the International Festival of Organ Music in the Pelplin Cathedral. Since 1994, he has been working as a soloist in the Krakow Opera, and since 2007 - as a lecturer at the Academy of Music in Krakow. In 2014 he received the degree

This album gives a fascinating glimpse into courtly life during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It features music by the great William Byrd, Anthony Holborne and Alfonso Ferrabosco II, the beautiful Lachrymæ pavane by John Dowland and lively dance music by Thomas Morley as well as works by lesser known composers Elway Bevin and Hugh Aston. All of this sparkling music is performed here by The Flautadors on a beautiful renaissance consort of recorders made by Thomas Prescott after 16th century instruments in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum. Album Tracks 1. The Fruit of Love - Wanton 2. Pavan 3. Hugh Ashton's Maske 4. Fantasia No. 2 5. Earle of Oxford's March 6. Bonny Sweet Robin 7. Frog Galliard 8. In Nomine 9. Lachrimæ Pavane 10. Can She Excuse My Wrongs 11. Browning 12. Pavan 13. The Choise - Honiesuckle 14. Fantasia No. 9 15. Queen's Almain - Coranto 16. Farewell, My Good One, for Ever 17. Fantasie No. 5, 'Il Lamento' 18. Pavan - Galliard - Almande 'Prince' - Almande 'Le Pied de Cheval' - the Earl of Essex Measure 19. Fantasia No. 1 20. Pavane 21. Dance - Ronda - la Represa

Album Tracks 1. 1. Ohne Satzangabe 2. 2. Larghetto 3. 3. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 4. 1. Allegro 5. 2. Adagio Non Molto 6. 3. Allegro 7. 1. Siciliano 8. 2. Allegro 9. 3. Largo 10. 4. Vivace 11. 1. Ohne Satzangabe 12. 2. Grave 13. 3. Allegro 14. 1. Allegro 15. 1. Allegro 16. 2. Arioso 17. 3. Allegro