Turlough O'Carolan was born in County Meath Ireland in 1670. He was trained as a youth to play the harp and throughout his life composed a large number of songs. O'Carolan developed a personal style containing melodic elementsof Irish folk music courtly harp music and Italian baroque music. O'Carolan's music was not published during his lifetime; therefore various versions of his melodies have been handed down through the aural tradition. It is alsonot known how he accompanied his melodies. This collection presents 39 favorite O'Carolan melodies in easily playable lively arrangements for alto (treble) recorder with guitar chords above the staves. Included are four originalmelodies by Richard Voss inspired by and in the style of the early master.

German baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist becoming a composer against his family's wishes. However his musical career saw him hold important positions and to this day he remains a major composer. His sublime 12 Fantasies for Flute is superbly arranged for Recorder by Jean-Claude Veilhan. Telemann composed his 12 Fantasies for solo Flute in 1732-33 in Hamburg. During this time he composed a wealth of solo instrumental music including those for Harpsichord and Violin. Veilhan's arrangement for Recorder of Telemann's12 Fantasies includes adaptions for the instrument such as key signatures and performance directions. Vailhan's rearrangement for the Recorder of Telemann's popular 12 Fantasies makes the popular genre more accessible and versatile.

Ce recueil de musique irlandaise permet d'approfondir ses connaissances stylistiques à travers des airs irlandais anciens et récents. Les piéces peuventêtre interprétées en associant des instruments comme la guitare l'accordéon ou le banjo (symboles d´accord notés sur les partitions). Sur le CD inclus vous trouverez une version de démonstration de chaque piéce ainsi qu´une version play-along.