Berio: Gesti for Treble Recorder Instrumentation_SA then tuned and voiced by

then tuned and voiced by hand

a padded case

This recorder is pitched at baroque pitch (a=415Hz) and is made from boxwood - even grain and density

made by Jean Hotteterre

round tone

Berio: Gesti for Treble Recorder Instrumentation_SA then tuned and voiced byUE15627 Berio's "Gesti" was a groundbreaking work of contemporary music for recorder and requires an advanced level of playing The work calls for (almost literally) breathtaking virtuosity fingers, tongue and respiration must be skillfully co ordinated. The instrumental sounds, combined over and over with the player's voice, occasionally have a humourous effect, such as when the recorder suggests a bird gone mad; in the final section, we hear that the