Nature Sophia Schambeck

• Anonymous: The House of the Rising Sun:
• 1 Anonymousl: The House of the Rising Sun (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Henrik Ajax) 03:25
• Jacob van Eyck (1590 - 1657): Engels Nachtegaeltje:
• 2 Eyck: Engels Nachtegaeltje (Arr. for Recorder by Sophia Schambeck) 03:11
• Michio Miyagi (1894 - 1956): Haru no umi:
• 3 Miyagi: Haru no umi (Arr. for Recorder & Koto by Sophia Schambeck) 07:41
• Turlough O’Carolan (1670 - 1738): The Seas Are Deep:
• 4 O’Carolan: The Seas Are Deep (Arr. for Recorder by Sophia Schambeck) 02:25
• Johannes X. Schachtner (b. 1985): Sonetto senza parole:
• 5 Schachtner: Sonetto senza parole 02:56
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring":
• 6 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre (Arr. for Recorder & String Trio by Sophia Schambeck) 02:30
• Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673 - 1763): Pourquoy doux Rossignol dans ce sombre séjour - Air de M. de Bousset:
• 7 Hotteterre: Pourquoy doux Rossignol dans ce sombre séjour - Air de M. de Bousset 02:18
• Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino" (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Anonymous):
• 8 Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino" (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Anonymous): I. Allegro 03:49
• 9 Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino" (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Anonymous): II. Cantabile 02:30
• 10 Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino" (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Anonymous): III. Allegro 02:57
• Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Le merle noir, I/37:
• 11 Messiaen: Le merle noir, I/37 (Arr. for Recorder & Piano by Sophia Schambeck) 06:35
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Syrinx, L. 129:
• 12 Debussy: Syrinx, L. 129 (Arr. for Recorder by Sophia Schambeck) 02:42
• Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025): Sounds of the Forest:
• 13 Gubaidulina: Sounds of the Forest (Arr. for Recorder & Piano by Sophia Schambeck) 03:07
• Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179): O virtus sapientiae:
• 14 Bingen: O virtus sapientiae (Arr. for Recorder by Sophia Schambeck) 01:46
• Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde (1595 - 1640): Vestina i colli passegiatto:
• 15 Salaverde: Vestina i colli passegiatto (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Anonymous) 03:58
• Wilma Pistorius (b. 1991): Zauberdenken:
• 16 Pistorius: Zauberdenken 04:23
• Aldo López-Gavilán (b. 1979): Pájaro carpintero:
• 17 López-Gavilán: Pájaro carpintero (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Alexander Krampe) 06:37
• Total Runtime 01:02:50

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Echoes of birds, water, and wind: on her refreshingly unconventional debut album with GENUIN, the young musician Sophia Schambeck presents flute compositions spanning nine centuries. New works stand alongside ancient ones, solo pieces are interwoven with ensemble music, Irish melodies contrast with Japanese ones, and original works are placed beside arrangements. Listeners are drawn into fascinating sonic worlds ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to the present day – performed on no fewer than thirteen different recorders. This acoustic universe, shaped by a musician devoted to connecting styles and cultures, fills us with wonder and deep emotion.

Sophia Schambeck, recorders
Jaume Guri Battle, violin
Yuki Kasai, violin
Emily Deans, viola
Magdalena Ceple, cello
Eva Brockhaus, bass
Andrii Slota, harpsichord
Leon Jänicke, theorbo & guitar
Mariona Mateu Carles, violone
Markus Bellheim, piano
Naoko Kikuchi, koto

Sophia Schambeck
The fleeting and transient nature of music—the feeling of creating a work of art on stage that exists only in that moment and space, shaped by the people around it—continues to fascinate Sophia Schambeck time and again.

In search of new ways to make music an immersive experience, she experiments with innovative concert formats, electronics, and improvisation on international stages such as the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Südtirol Festival Merano, and the Thüringer Bachwochen. She has collaborated with orchestras such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and performs as a soloist with both modern orchestras, such as the Orquesta de Córdoba (Spain), and period instrument ensembles, such as the Luthers Bach Ensemble (Netherlands).

Her interpretations of works from various eras—where virtuosic technique is never an end in itself but always serves the music—have earned her numerous awards, including first prize at the International Recorder Competition in Tel Aviv and the Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis 2024, conferred by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts for “extraordinary talent and outstanding achievements.”

The rising artist is passionate about exploring new sonic possibilities and expanding the recorder’s repertoire. She arranges her own music, places her instrument in unconventional contexts, and regularly premieres new works.

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