Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

Not only at Christmas time… Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s instrumental “Noëls” from the time of Louis XIV enchant listeners with their elegant dance movements throughout the year. Dagmar Scherschmidt has combined the Noëls sur les instruments, the Noëls pour les instruments and the Agnus Dei from the Messe de Minuit and arranged them for recorder quartet SATB, recorder octet SATB TBGbSb, viol consort and basso continuo ad libitum, which can be freely combined. Especially through the alternation of high and low choirs, Charpentier’s characteristic sound colours are vividly conveyed.

The Recorder Quartet Book II presents a selection of works for recorders from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. The collection includes compositions by Frescobaldi, Banchieri, Fischer, Corelli, Purcell, Scarlatti, Fux, Vivaldi, Telemann, Rameau, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, J. C. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Bruckner and Komzák. The collection is complemented by a composition by Ulrich Herrmann, who edited the volume. The works are arranged for four recorders in different combinations, including SATB and other recorder combinations. The edition thus comprises a varied repertoire for recorder quartet. The edition is suitable for teaching, ensemble work and concert performance.

The Quartettspielbuch 1 presents a diverse selection of repertoire for recorder quartet and recorder ensemble . The collection encompasses works from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods , including music by Goudimel, Palestrina, Sweelinck, Hassler, J. S. Bach, Handel, Telemann, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. The repertoire employs different recorder combinations , including SATB, providing varied registers, timbres and ensemble textures. Alongside arrangements of historical repertoire and well-known compositions, the volume also includes Ulrich Herrmann’s Fanfare . The collection is suitable for recorder quartet, recorder ensemble, chamber music, music education and concert performance , and provides repertoire for both pedagogical and artistic ensemble work.