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!
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.
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.
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Soloists, Large and Small Ensembles
Our YouTube channel links 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
Click here to see our Featured Channels
Education, Reference, and Maintenance
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.
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.
You will also find full length concerts by performers such as Michala Petri, the Flanders Recorder Quartet, Anna Fusek, Eric Bosgraaf and more.
Short Performances
Young Musicians
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.
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.