Sophia Schambeck is an award-winning recorder player, recognized with the Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis 2024 for her exceptional talent and achievements.
Compositional Technique
Johannes Schachtner's 'Sonetto senza parole' alludes to Antonio Vivaldi's 'L'inverno' (Winter) and uses modern playing techniques to illustrate the merciless cold of winter.
Instruments
The recorder, with its diverse range from tiny sopranino to deep bass, is chosen for its ability to imitate natural sounds, particularly birdsong.
Album & Artwork
The album's concept, 'Nature Echoes of Birds, Water, and Wind', explores how nature has inspired composers, with the recorder imitating natural sounds like birdsong.
Composition History
The Irish Air 'The Rising Sun' has an uncertain origin, appearing only in an 1810 collection by John Mulholland without further references.
Album & Artwork
The album features a wide span of compositions, from 'Engels Nachtegaeltje', which Sophia Schambeck first played at age eight, to 'Sonetto senza parole', published in August 2024.
Interpretation
Sophia Schambeck, the recorder player, aims to capture the essence of the music with the recorder's possibilities, rather than imitating the original instruments, especially in her arrangements.
