I was jsut wondering if there are any recorder players who would beable to give me some advice on some recorder repotoire that I can use for my final recital at university.... third year?? I am wanting to start getting it now... so it can get to a decent standard before September when i start my lessons for that recital!

This is rather an awkward question, as we don't know what pieces you might already have done!

For a recital, I'd say do some unaccompanied stuff as well as accompanied, and try to use at least three different sizes of recorder during the course of the recital,, to give more tonal variety.

The Nicholas Marshall 'Four Haiku' are excellent pieces (in the Pieces for Solo Recorder Vol 1) using descant, treble and tenor - but you have probably already encountered these!

I'd recommend doing some van Eyck, perhaps one of the Venetian-type Sinfonias by Fontana or Montalbano, and a substantial sonata (either Baroque or modern). And how about some Krahmer eg. Rondeau Hongrois, or Czardas by Monti - those always go down really well in recitals!

Cheers, I have played, I think, what most recorder players have played, the Handel Sonatas, the Telemann Fantasies, Telemann Methodical Sonatas, Martin-Linde stuff, Rubra etc. So I am dreally just looking for one or two 'different' pieces to them! I have played some Zahnhausen...... I am playing that in my recital for this year! And, to be honest, although I really like the pieces they are so so hard! And very very individual!!

Have you looked at the repertoire lists for the various diplomas available? (DipABRSM, LRSM, ATCL, LTCL etc.) They often include some more unusual pieces as well as core repertoire. I'm speaking from a flute perspective mainly, but have found the recorder lists interesting too.

Ruth, you didn't say whether you'd already played the ones I suggested!

If you haven't encountered the various Krahmer compositions, do give them a try - they are definitely something a bit different for the recorder. They are published by Dolce Edition, and the most showy one for a recital is probably the Rondeau Hongrois. All my pupils have really enjoyed the Krahmer pieces!

And if you haven't given the Four Haiku a go, you certainly should - they're also excellent (and 'different') recital material.

Sorry Jo! I was just off to my lesson when i posted that!! Unfortunately my lessons require me to travel from Bangor, North Wales, to Birmingham. So I was thinking of trains!!

I have played some on Fontana etc, as I have the Venetian Music book, not sure if you have come across it, one of the pieces is for Grade 6.... I think, can't remember. I have got Van Eyck 'Der Flyuten Lust-hof' so they are an option of an unaccompanied piece, and will also give my treble a break! In my lesson yesterday my teacher suggested various pieces, which came to over £100! And as I am a student at university that is too much to get at one time, thankfully the summer is coming up and that meant working, and teaching, hurrah!

Have youc ome across any Zahnhausen?? It is really fun... although very demanding I have enjoyed played it!

Czardas by Monti played on the descant? im doin that for my diploma, it is is Piers Adams' Extraordinary Encores.

I seem to remember reading about an Alan Davies arrangement of flight of the bumble bee being on the Trinity diploma syallabus????