Berliner Bo/Borutzki - Alla Turca

For centuries European composers have looked towards the Orient and captured their imagination in music. Recorded by the Berliner Blockfl�ten Orchester, �Alla Turca� makes audible not only the musical diversity of such Western representations of the Orient, but also the manifold timbral facets of the recorder. Well-known works such as Mozart�s �Rondo alla Turca� stand alongside unfamiliar gems. Contemporary depictions are juxtaposed with Baroque perspectives. With meticulous care, Simon Borutzki has arranged these works for recorders. His bespoke arrangements enable the Berliner Blockfl�ten Orchester to present the diversity of recorder music to it's fullest. The orchestra�s sound is enriched by percussionist Nora Thiele. In some cases, her performances are improvised responses to a given work�s atmosphere, offering the ideal complement to the Oriental marches and dances of �Alla Turca�.