Piccolo Concerti
A special effect for Beethoven, a taste sensation for Mahler and Ravel, a symbolic mood enhancer in almost all of Strauss’ orchestral music — the piccolo has truly paid its dues to create its place in music history. The smallest member of the wind family became the umami of the symphonic palette in the early 19th century with an individual timbre that not only extended the orchestral sound of the period but also opened up new territories. A century later, the piccolo had become a permanent part of the orchestra and was often entrusted with virtuoso passages that fully realised its rhythmic and percussive potential; it was no longer regarded as an extension of the flute, but was now in the hands of specialised musicians. Its metamorphosis from wallflower to pacesetter was complete by the new millennium: the piccolo appears not only in the heart of the orchestra, but also as a soloist at the front of the stage. It unashamedly assumes the leading role in concertos that push the player’s two hands to the limit, surmounting not only the score but spatial and physical challenges as well.
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Levente Gyöngyösi
Erik Desimpelaere
Robert Groslot
Bart Watté
with Ataneres Ensemble and Martijn Dendievel
Piccolo Sonatas
Antonin Dvorak Flute sonata after op. 100
Camille Saint-Saëns Flute sonata after Bassoon sonata
Francis Poulenc Flute sonata after Oboe sonata
Joseph Ryelandt Sonatine op. 28 for Flute & Piano after Oboe sonatine
Friedrich Kuhlau The Last Rose of Summer-Variationen op. 105 for Flute & Piano
Peter Verhoyen, Stefan De Schepper
The Nightingale
From ancient times the nightingale as presented as a feathered hero with a golden voice in myths, metaphors, epics and verses. Many composers have also allowed themselves to be enchanted by the nightingale. And to this day he continues to tickle the musical imagination, not least that of the duo behind this recording.
Father and daughter present music for flute or piccolo and harp by Jean Absil, Béla Bartók, Dirk Brossé, Gaetano Donizetti, Gabriël Fauré, Deborah Henson-Conant, Jacques Ibert, Maurice Ravel, Gioacchino Rossini, Carlos Salzedo.
Peter Verhoyen – flute, piccolo
Ann-Sofie Verhoyen – harp
Zigeunerweisen
During the 19th century, representatives of naïve at and primitivism saw the exoticism of non-Western cultures as an opportunity to escape the ugliness of everyday life. Seen in this light, the gypsy soon became a symbol of wild and pure beauty that had remained untouched by the excesses of modern times. It is not surprising, then, that many composers started composing in gypsy style. A tight network of works written by Johannes Brahms, Franz Doppler, Béla Bartók, Pablo de Sarasate, Vittorio Monti and György Ligeti have, beyond all myth and controversy, won their place in music history.
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Thomas Fabry – piccolo
Ilonka Kolthof – piccolo
Anke Lauwers – piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Ann-Sofie Verhoyen – harp
Mighty Metamorphoses
Virtuoso and sparkling music for piccolo, flute and piano by British and American composers Aaron Copland, Thea Musgrave, Gary Schocker and Matt Smith
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Aldo Baerten – flute
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Ma Mère l’Oye
Fairytale music for piccolo and piano by Claude Debussy, Louis Durey, Charles Koechlin, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
La Gazza Ladra
Stolen music for piccolo and piano by Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Antonin Dvorak, Georges Auric, Darius Milhaud, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Hidden Facts
Flemish music for wind quintet and piano by Robert Groslot, Erik Desimpelaere, Piet Swerts, Bram Van Camp, Jan Huylebroeck
Focus Wind Quintet
° Peter Verhoyen – flute
° Dimitri Mestdag – oboe
° Marija Pavlovic – clarinet
° Pieter Nuytten – bassoon
* Eliz Erkalp – horn
and Stefan De Schepper – piano
Psychobird
Exciting works with piccolo by Bela Bartok, Paul Schoenfield, Alain Craens, Robert Groslot, Stéphane Vande Ginste …
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Dimitri Mestdag – english horn
Roel Avonds – bass trombone
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Piccolo Polkas
Compositions in fin de siècle style by Charles Le Thiere, Eugène Damaré, Louis Balleron …
Flemish composers Marc Matthys, Robert Groslot and Jan Huylebroeck give their view on the theme of french salon music.
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Gudrun Bourel – piccolo
Charlène Deschamps – piccolo
Anke Lauwers – piccolo
Dimitri Mestdag – english horn
Benjamin Dieltjens – clarinet
Bernd van Echelpoel – tuba
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Joseph Ryelandt – Romantic music in fin-de-siècle Bruges
Chamber music in late-romantic style as witnesses of a composer who would become one of the most important figures in Belgian music history in the first half of the twentieth century, who managed to build up a reputation far beyond the national borders.
Terra Nova Collective
Balder Dendievel – oboe
Lisa Shklyaver – clarinet
Jeroen Billiet – horn
Ludo Ide – violoncello
Pieter-Jan Verhoyen – piano
Vivaldi Concerti per Ottavino
For the orphans of the Venetian Ospedale della Piéta, Antonio Vivaldi wrote hundreds of concertos for a wide variety of line-ups, including three concerto for flautino or sopranino, the smallest (and highest sounding) member of the recorder family. These concerto – often performed on a piccolo today – are beautiful illustrations of Vivaldi’s inventive approach.
Piccoloconcerti
RV 443, RV 444, RV 445
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Arco Baleno ensemble
Piccolo Tunes
The piccolo as an accomplished bird imitator in the spotlight ! It is a typical example of French romantic music in a fin de siècle atmosphere, salon music of the purest variety, a demonstration of the dizzying technique of the top register of the piccolo in which the piccolo player was challenged to the limit of his instrumental prowess. Unknown facets of this small instrument come to light in detail as the piccolo treads the paths of chamber music and enters into a dialogue with the piano.
Original chamber music for piccolo and piano by Marc Matthys, Gary Schocker, Mike Mower, Jan Huylebroeck, Raymond Guiot, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Darius Milhaud.
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
The Birds !
Too often the piccolo is be seen as an imitator of bird songs, with a demonstration of fabulous finger technique, especially in the upper register of the instrument. With their new cd Peter and Stefan will prove to the audience that the little piccolo has a lot of other qualities. American, German and Flemish composers wrote some fascinating chamber music with ‘The Birds!’ as a theme.
Original chamber music for piccolo and piano by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Leos Janacek, Yves Bondue, Wilfried Westerlinck, Piet Swerts, Jan Huylebroeck, Wouter Lenaerts and Robert Beaser
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Robert Groslot Chamber Music
Arco Baleno ensemble
Robert Groslot conducts his concerti
Concerti for euphonium, saxophone, piccolo, marimba and Concert Band
Achaé, la docile Amie for clarinet and Concert Band
Steven Mead – euphonium
Norbert Nozy – saxophone
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo
Carlo Willems – marimba and vibes
Vlad Weverbergh – clarinet
The Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides Robert Groslot (composer and conductor)
Robert Groslot
Arco Baleno – Peter Verhoyen – Diane Verdoodt
play works by Robert Groslot
Robert Groslot
Music for flute en piccolo
Peter Verhoyen – flute, piccolo
Stefan De Schepper – piano
Eline Groslot – harp
Heigo Rosin – marimba
Benjamin Dieltjens – clarinet
Arco Baleno ensemble
Best of Both Worlds
Classics meets jazz
Ali Ryerson
° flute, alto flute
Peter Verhoyen
° piccolo, flute, alto flute
Marc Matthys Europian Quartet
Echoes
Classic meets Jazz
Peter Verhoyen – piccolo, flute, alto flute
Marc Matthys Jazz Trio
Kaleidoscope
Chamber music by Belgian composers Roland Coryn, Stephane Vande Ginste, Pieter Schuermans and Marc Matthys
Arco Baleno ensemble
Haydn Divertimenti
Arco Baleno ensemble
° Peter Verhoyen – flute
° Dirk Lievens – violin
° Stefaan Craeynest – violoncello
Britannia
Chamber music by British composers Frank Bridge, Gordon Jacob, John Rutter, Allan Stephenson and Howard Blake.
Peter Verhoyen – flute and piccolo
Arco Baleno ensemble
“I listened with great pleasure to the recording of my Flute Quintet by Arco Baleno last evening. My heartiest congratulations to the musicians on a most lively and beautiful performance, and of course especially to the flute soloist Peter Verhoyen” – Howard Blake
“Your cd Britannia is lovely – a gorgeous performance of my Suite Antique – and I enjoyed the rest of the program too” – John Rutter
Earth Tones
Composer Dirk Brossé
Arco Baleno (flute, strings, harp, percussion)
Jan Marmenout (fujara)
Youth choir BANZAI! (SAMW Tielt)
in a mix of classical and ethnic music and instruments
Haydn Symphonies II
Symphonies nr. 94 ‘Paukenschlag’, nr. 98, nr 100 ‘Military’ in an arrangement for flute, string quartet and pianoforte by Peter Salomon
Arco Baleno ensemble
Haydn Symphonies I
Symphonies nr. 101 ‘The Clock’, nr. 99, nr 104 ‘London’ in an arrangement for flute, string quartet and pianoforte by Peter Salomon
Arco Baleno ensemble
Mozart Flute Quartets
Quartets for flute, violin, viola and violoncello
KV 285, KV 285a, KV 285b, KV 298
Arco Baleno ensemble
° Peter Verhoyen – flute
° Dirk Lievens – violin
° Kaat De Cock – viola
° Stefaan Craeynest – violoncello
Colors of the Wind
Music for flute and concertband by Philip Sparke and Cécile Chaminade.
Music for two flutes and concertband by Albert Franz Doppler.
Music for piccolo and concertband by Eugène Damaré, Derek Bourgeois, Giulio Briccialdi en Frederick George Charrosin.
Peter Verhoyen – flute, piccolo
Annemie Verhoyen – flute
Royal Wind Band Eendracht Aalbeke
Werner Vandamme – conductor
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