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The Bassano Quartet, founded in 2004, is a recorder quartet formed by recorder players Adriana Breukink, Ronald Moelker, Sanne Vos and Wolf Meyer. The quartet plays on historically built consort recorders with a length up to almost 3 meters (worlds largest recorder). These hand built instruments come from the workshop of Adriana Breukink. Her instruments are played by famous players and ensembles all over the world.


The quartet just recorded the cd ‘Torres del Alma - Towers of the Soul’ with highlights of Spanish music from the 15th century manuscript Cancionero Musical de Palacio, around the mystic saint Teresa de Ávila from the 16th century and the 17th century Catalan composer Joan Cabanilles. CD Release September 2010.



 

Bassano quartet

The programs are playful as well as moving, and they exhibit virtuosity as well as meditativeness