Have you ever tried googling "recorder"?

'Recorder' is a word that, when entered into a search engine, typically returns a lot of unintended results, such as information about audio recording equipment, or procedure. How frustrating!
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Struggle no more! The BCRS YouTube channel is designed to help you find the information and inspiration you need to take your playing to the next level or just to enjoy some wonderful performances. Below you will find our YouTube index to get you started.

Soloists, Large and Small Ensembles

Our YouTube channel links you to over 80 soloists, chamber groups, and large ensembles from all over the world. We've sorted the list in alphabetical order to make it easier to find what you are looking for. You may even discover something new (to you)!
Click here to see our  Featured Channels ​

Education, Reference, and Maintenance

• Masterclasses​
• Baroque Period
• Baroque Dance Reference
• Renaissance Period
• Renaissance Dance Reference
• Recorder Care and Instrument Information ​

Drones for Tuning and Scale Practice

• Circle of Fifths Approximately 90 seconds per key; 16 minutes total.
• Orchestral Drone - All Major Chords. Approximately 60 seconds per chord; 24 minutes total.
• Orchestral Drone - All Minor Chords Approximately 60 seconds per chord; 24 minutes total.

Continuo Accompaniments with Scrolling Sheet Music

Gonzalo Ortiz Delgado has prepared professional accompaniments for you to play along with. Each video begins with a sample of the piece with flute or recorder in the mix, followed by the same piece without flute/recorder. The sheet music scrolls along with you as you play. All videos use real instruments, not midi sounds, except for the sample portion of the video.

​His channel has over 1,400 videos to choose from! Below are the ones most common to recorder, though you will see some that mention flute, in general he has kept the original key and there is often a lot of cross-over so you may find many pieces by other composers that fit the range of your instrument. If you would like to browse his channel more thoroughly, click here.

• Johann Sebastian Bach (77 works available)
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Soprano recorder and Guitar
• John Baston - Concerto No.1 (alto)
• Joseph Bodin de BoisMortier - (several works available)
• Louis-Antoine Dornel - Suite 1, Op. 2 (alto)
• Graupner - Alto Recorder Concerto GWV 323
• Georg Friedrich Handel - Trio Sonatas
• Jean-Baptise Loeillet de Gant - Sonata in D minor Op. 5 No3 for Soprano recorder & Continuo
• Francesco Mancini (3 works available - alto)
• Johann Christoph Pez - Concerto Pastoral in F (for 2 altos)
• Domenico Natale Sarro - Recorder Concerto No. 2
• Georg Philipp Telemann (97 pieces available) 
• Georg Philipp Telemann - A=415 (10 pieces available)
• Johann Joachim Quantz - (several works available)
• Giuseppe Valentini - Recorder Sonata in F IGV.17​

Full Albums & Concerts

In this section you will find albums by people like Erik Bosgraaf, Seldom Sene, Collegium Pro Musica, Frans Brüggen, Stefano Bagliano, and more. All recordings are made available legally.

You will also find full length concerts by performers such as Michala Petri, the Flanders Recorder Quartet, Anna Fusek, Eric Bosgraaf and more.

• Albums
• Concerts​​

Short Performances

• Mixed Ensembles​

Young Musicians

• Performances
• Open Recorder Days Amsterdam 2023

• Instructional
• Suzuki Level 1 Soprano Repertoire
• Suzuki Level 1 Alto Repertoire​​

Recorder in Popular Music

Courtesy of Mollenhauer, these playlists gather together songs where the recorder has been featured in pop, rock, and metal, loosely sorted by decade.

• Part 1: The Beginnings in the 1960s
• Part 2: The Early 1970s
• Part 3: Rock and Pop in the 1970s & 1980s
• Part 4: Rock and Pop in the 1980s and Later
• Part 5: Medieval Rock and Heavy Metal in the 2000s
• Part 6: Retromania from the 2000s

How to Contribute to the Index

Is there an album, concert, performer, or other recorder resource you think we should add to the index? Please contact us.