在有限的六十分鐘內能涵蓋哪些地區的音樂? 答案是非洲，日本，德國，倫敦，維也納和巴爾幹半島。四位直笛演奏家組成的四重奏，i Flautisti，會引導您歷經一小時的旅行。自從2009年她們在倫敦的皇家音樂學院相聚一起, 這女生合奏團首演過多首為她們而寫的作品。為她們創作音樂的知名作曲家包括曾經獲得兩屆英國作曲家獎的Tarik O`Regan 和 Nathan Theodoulou。 i Flautisti 曾經出現在一些著名的音樂節節目中, 並在英國，德國，瑞士，奧地利和捷克等地的大師班授課。她們也在現場表演節目中讓英國國家廣播電台頻道3(現場表演)和頻道4(新聞,訪問頻道)的聽眾著迷。這張錄音作品是她們創團十週年紀念, 內容特色是十首讓她們在音樂會中贏得聽眾熱烈回應的作品。在此專輯中生動的融合了中世紀和巴洛克時代音樂, 加入強烈的巴爾幹半島節奏和現代的元素。但是您不必為遇到近代的曲調而不安，i Flautisti 將大多數是首演的音樂呈現的如此美麗, 容易理解, 甚至於是容易記住的。這合奏團最大的長處是引人入勝的音樂品味, 活潑與熱情, 也是專輯裡面每一首的共同特點，會讓您想要一次又一次的經歷這一小時的旅程。

從中世紀到現代, 從非洲到日本再到巴爾幹半島, 來和這直笛四重奏專家們一起享受刺激的音樂旅遊吧。

註: 合奏團員之一成員是來自台灣的直笛音樂家趙雨青小姐(Yu-Ching Chao)

i Flautisti - The London Recorder Quartet: Jitka Konečna, Doris Kitzmantel, Ilona Veselovska, Yu-Ching Chao. Radek Tomašek (guest) - darbuka, riq (tambourine), frame drum

What can be encompassed in music within 60 minutes? Africa, Japan, Germany. London, Vienna, the Balkans ... Four virtuoso recorder players, i Frautisti, will guide you through this one-hour odyssey. Since their getting together in 2009 at the Royal College of Music in London, the female ensemble have given premieres of a number of pieces, directly written for them. The composers who have created music for them include such celebrities as Tarik O`Regan and Nathan Theodoulou. i Flautisti have appeared at renowned festivals and led master classes in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Their live performances have also enchanted BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 listeners. The present recording serves to mark the ensemble`s 10th anniversary, featuring ten pieces that have earned them enthusiastic responses at concert venues. The album organically blends the Middle Ages and Baroque with torrential Balkan rhythms and the contemporary world. Yet you should not approach the modern tunes with trepidation: i Flautisti present (for the most part in world premiere) music that is beautiful, comprehensive, often catchy even. The ensemble`s great forte - also the common denominator of the recording - is an engrossing musicality, vivacity and passion. You will definitely want to take the hour-long trip again and again.

From the Middle Ages to the present time - from Africa through Japan to the Balkans; a thrilling musical journey with a virtuoso recorder quartet.