The Flanders Recorder Quartet was founded in 1987. With more than 1,500 concerts on five continents under its belt, the ensemble has become a prominent fixture in the world of Early Music. The group has performed in major concert venues such as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Opera City Hall (Tokyo), the Cloisters, the Frick Museum and the Morgan Library (New York), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), and the Orchesterhaus Salzburg. Flanders Recorder Quartet concerts are a regular feature at Early Music festivals from Helsinki, Paris, Tokyo, Hawaii, Salzburg, and Ljubljana to Mexico City, Boston, Vancouver, Singapore, and Taipei. The quartet is made up of the four well-known recorder players, Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Joris Van Goethem, and Paul Van Loey. Among the group's milestones are the first prize, in 1990, from the prestigious Musica Antiqua competition in Bruges, Belgium. In 1997 the ensemble was taken on board by the OPUS 111 record label in Paris. Their three record releases were singled out and distinguished with a ‘Repertoire 10’ rating. In 2004 a new recording, Consort of Fower Parts, was released on the German Aeolus label. In September 2005 the label brought out a new Bach recording with fugues, concerti, and fantasias. The FRQ spotlights the recorder, so often underrated, and lets it shine again in all its glory. In a wide variety of programs, the quartet performs with great virtuosity, using appropriately chosen instruments from its unique collection, thus making each concert an unforgettable event.
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To learn more about this artist, visit www.flanders-recorder-quartet.be.
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