With the proliferation of Early Music ensembles and recordings over the past several decades, it may be difficult to put oneself in the mindset of what it used to be like to play the recorder - or how ...

Did you play recorder in school music class? It's great for learning the basics, and in the hands of international concert artist Michala Petri, we hear its full potential as an agile and ...

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. He has composed a Prom and scored Paul Thomas Anderson films. As he launches his ...

It's a sound that many who grew up in North America may remember from their childhood: a chorus of tinny-sounding plastic recorders playing songs like "Hot Cross Buns" in a slow, pained manner. That's ...