Clas Pehrsson, the recorder player and director of Musica Dolce, was instrumental in starting the Association of Swedish Recorder Teachers and served as its chairman from 1975 to 1980.
Performer Biography
The DROTTNINGHOLM BAROQUE ENSEMBLE was created in 1971 by five string musicians from the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm and performs on original Baroque instruments.
Performer Biography
Clas Pehrsson, the recorder player on this album, is self-taught on his principal instrument but studied early music performance with Ferdinand Conrad, Hans-Martin Linde, and Nicolaus Harnoncourt.
Performer Biography
The MUSICA DOLCE Ensemble, founded in 1969 by Clas Pehrsson, specializes in recorder repertoire from all periods, ancient and modern.
Compositional Technique
Johann David Heinichen, called "Germany's Rameau," composed a concerto where the first recorder part dominates, while the other three recorder parts contribute to the elaborate outer movements.
Composer Biography
Peter Warlock is the pseudonym of the composer and author Philip Heseltine, who is best known for his vocal music.
Performer Biography
The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble has toured to the Far East, including China, and one of their TV programmes won first prize in the Prix Italia contest.
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