Spring FI/22 (RV269 Op.8/1) in E major by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi arranged for Alto Recorder Solo.   Concerto No.1 from 'the Four Seasons' arranged for Alto Recorder Solo by J.J.Rousseau & L.Hay.

Jean-Claude Veilhan: Les Nations en Folies for Alto Recorder Solo In the manner of Raymond Queneau's book entitled Excercices de Style. 'Les Nations en Folies' is a pastiche intended musically to portray several of the recorder schools from various regions of France and abroad. The common theme is that of the famous 'Folies d'Espagne' accommodated to reflect the style of each country or of their flautists.

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.

700 Exercices: Gammes Et Arpèges is a guide for Alto Recorder by Roger Bernolin. Conceived to help players who have already gained instrumental technique this book offers different possibilities of studying from easy to very hard. It will benefit players if an exercise is played every day in different keys. A recommendation on how to exactly use this book is provided at the beginning in French English and German. If well-used  700 Exercices: Gammes Et Arpèges should really help progress on speed dexterity and sonority.

Six Suites - Vol. 1 for Alto Recorder is the first volume of a series of two by J. S. Bach. Initially composed for Cello between 1717 and 1723 it was transcribed by Jean-Claude Veilhan and features the Suites I II and III. The transcription keeps the original key and only some passages have to be played one octave higher than in the original sheet. The first suite BWV 1007 is in G major and contains a Prelude an Allemande a Courante a Sarabande two Minuets and a Guigue. Its Prelude is the most famous movement of the whole set of Suites consisting mainly of only arpeggiated chords. It can be heard in manyfilms and is highly recognisable. The second one BWV1008 is in D minor and held the same movements' organisation. Its prelude in two parts features a cadenza which leads to other cadenzas in the Allemande. The Minuet part is quite technical to play. Finally the third one BWV 1009 in C major sees the Minuets being replaced by Bourrées which are often played together as a solo material. The second Bourrée only has a partial signature and the Allemande has a rhythm quite unique for the piece as it includes three semiquavers instead of one. These suites also exist arranged for Piano for Trombone and for many other instruments.

As one of the great Baroque composers Antonio Vivaldi's (1678-1741) compositions remain hugely popular to this day. The Four Seasons is his best-known work and therefore Jean-Claude Veilhan's transcription for Recorder was well-received for making the highly acclaimed work more accessible. Vivaldi's Four Seasons were originally published in 1725 as a Violin Concerto. Each movement's texture varies depending on which season it depicts. Veilhan's adaption for Recorder includes articulation phrasing and performance directions necessary to the instrument. For all aspiring soloRecorder players of the Baroque genre Veilhan's transcription of Vivaldi's Four Seasons cannot be missed.

Includes contemporary Studies by: Aubain Brebbia Desmarets Montreuille and Tillous

Eine Anweisung zum Spiel auf der Altblockflöte. Par JAQUES-DALCROZE EMILE. / Feuillet / Flûte à Bec Alto