Dialogue

Duo for Recorder and Harpsichord
— A Concert of Early Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries.

Musician ：Machiko Suto

Yi-Chang Liang

In a corner of an opulent salon sits an exquisitely crafted harpsichord as the hostess intently performs. An invited musician, inspired, whips out a recorder and joins in an impromptu duet. The guests, swept along by the melody, alternate between joyfulness and pensiveness, find themselves immersed in the musical dialogue between the two.

17th-century France saw the rise of salon culture. It was a space without boundaries or limitations, where thoughts and words could soar freely. The hostess warmly welcomed artists and intellectuals to her home's reception room, ushering in a brilliant

"Age of Dialogue."

"Dialogue" is a give-and-take, a mutual tug-of-war, a piecing together and revealing which ultimately completes the other.

It's the layering of musical phrases and melodies, the communication between musicians and audience, and the soul's connection with music.

This time, the Claude Debussy Centre Musical et Artistique invites two musicians - Machiko Suto and Liang Yi-Chang who will use the harpsichord and recorder in a series of dialogues to recreate the elegant charm of salon culture, leading music lovers to experience the melodious sounds of the Age of Dialogue.

♫ Concert Program and Content
┊ Johann Schop (1590-1667): Lachrime Pavaen from " 't Uitnement Kabinet"
┊G. Farnaby: Tell mee Daphne CCLXXX
┊Jacob van Eyck (ca.1590-1657): "Der Fluyten Lust~hof"
1. Derde Doen Daphne d'over
2. Lanterlu
┊Giles Farnaby (1560-1640): The L. Zouches Maske CCXXXIX
┊Jacob van Eyck (ca.1590-1657): "Der Fluyten Lust~hof" Wat zalmen op den Avond doen
┊Andrea Falconieri (1585-1656):
┊Corriente dicha -La Cuella, La Suave Melodia & Su Corrente, Il Spiritillo -brando-, El Melo, from "Il Primo Libro"

---Intermission---

┊‘A Division on a Ground’, ’A Division on a Ground by Mr. Finger’, ‘Readings Ground’ from collection “The Division Flute” (1706) & Recercata Seconda by Diego Ortiz (c.1517-1570)
┊Bernardo Storace (ca. 1637-ca. 1707): Ciaccona in C major, from ‘Selva di varie compositioni d'intavolatura per cimbalo ed organo’
┊Francesco Mancini (1672-1737): Sonata VII in C Major
┊Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674-1763): Rondeau "Le plaintif" from Troisiéme Suite

MUSICIAN

Yi-Chang Liang

Graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Recorder Performance, and subsequently obtained a Soloist Diploma from the Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland, studying under Michael Form.

2017: Performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 with Maurice Steger and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.
2018: Collaborated with the Biel-Solothurn Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland to perform Toshio Hosokawa's Recorder Concerto "Sorrow River," and partnered with the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra at the Ittingen International Music Festival.
2019: Performed early Baroque vocal and instrumental works at the 5th Shanghai Baroque Music Festival with the Shanghai Qiangong Baroque Orchestra and conductor David Stern at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall.
2021: Performed the "Baroque Feast" candlelight concert with the Light Ensemble at the Tainan International Music Festival.
2014: Co-founded the IJ SPACE chamber music ensemble with harpsichordist Machiko Sudo in Amsterdam, currently performing in Taiwan, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Japan.
2020: Released the debut album "Francesco Mancini: Six Recorder Sonatas" with IJ SPACE, distributed globally through Swiss label Claves Records. Participated in two other recorded albums: "The Double Concertos with Recorder" (Netherlands Brilliant Classics) and "Cosmography of Polyphony" (The Royal Wind Music, Germany Pan Classics).
2018: Won first prize at the 19th Biagio Marini Chamber Music Competition in Germany with IJ SPACE, and third place at the International Van Wassenaer Chamber Music Competition during the Utrecht Early Music Festival in the Netherlands.
2011: Achieved second place in the International Moeck/SRP Solo Recorder Playing Competition at the Greenwich Early Music Festival in the UK.
2012: Joined The Royal Wind Music, specializing in Renaissance music, performing at festivals such as the Grachtenfestival in the Netherlands, MAfestival in Belgium, Semana De Musica Religiosa Cuenca in Spain, Schwelm Recorder Summit in Germany, and the Boston Early Music Festival in the USA. Also collaborated with the recorder quintet Seldom Sene at events like the Bach Festival Naumburg, Festival van Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, and November Music Festival in 2016.
2020: Began teaching at the Music Department of Tainan University of Applied Sciences, focusing on recorder performance and ensemble courses.

Machiko Suto

2014: Co-founded the chamber ensemble IJ SPACE in Amsterdam with recorder player Liang Yi-Chang.
2017: Awarded the Jury Special Prize (Harpsichord Category) at the Prix Annelie de Man Competition in the Netherlands.
2017: Performed in the "Four Seasons" concert tour with Angela Schijf and the Vivaldi Consort.
2018: Won First Prize at the 19th Biagio Marini Chamber Music Competition in Germany with the IJ SPACE chamber ensemble.
2018: Achieved Third Prize at the International Van Wassenaer Chamber Music Competition during the Utrecht Early Music Festival in the Netherlands with the IJ SPACE chamber ensemble.
2019: Invited to perform a solo recital at the "Wunderkammer Trieste" music festival in Italy.
2019: Performed with the Spanish ensemble "Ensemble La Pícara" at the "FIAS2019" music festival at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
2019: Presented a solo harpsichord recital titled "Time Traveler's Fantasy" by Madiko Sudo.
2020: Released IJ SPACE's debut CD, Francesco Mancini: Six Recorder Sonatas, under the Swiss classical label Claves Records.
2020: Performed in "Passionate Venice" as part of the concert series at Chung Yuan Christian University's Arts Center and in the NSO Maestros Series concert Century Encounter conducted by Lü Shao-Chia.

Promotional Video

In 2014, two musicians co-founded the IJ SPACE Early Music Ensemble in the Netherlands, with performances spanning the globe, hoping to introduce more people to the beauty of early music.

When discussing the timbre of their instruments, Teacher Machiko described the wooden flute as akin to a singer, where the player's breath directly produces sound through the woodwind, much like speaking or singing. Teacher Liang Yi-Chang remarked that the harpsichord’s tones gently envelop the flute, not merely providing a basso continuo accompaniment but opening another theme, telling the same story through different melodies. Thus, a dialogue is formed.

This concert features pieces from both the early and late Baroque periods, hailing from England, Spain, and France, inviting music lovers to travel back a thousand years to experience the cultural and artistic atmosphere of that time.

We sincerely invite you to join the Debussy Music Arts Center as we traverse time through the dialogue of the wooden flute and harpsichord, enriching your holiday afternoon with beautiful melodies.

Recap Video

That afternoon at the Claude Debussy Centre musical et artistique, we heard the sounds of the wooden flute and harpsichord resonating, witnessing the musical exchange between musicians and listeners.

The audience's shared insights during intermission and the praises after the performance further extended the beauty of this dialogue.

The visible and invisible conversations subtly resonated within the exquisite musical space of Debussy, accompanying the tones, lingering in the indescribable emotions of every music lover present.

The concert "Dialogue: Flute and Harpsichord Duo" expanded the form of dialogue and led us back to the essence of communication. When the audience, performers, time, space, and music echoed each other, a multifaceted aesthetic dialogue slowly flowed through the Debussy Music Arts Center on the day of the performance, still gently resting in our ears to this day...

♫ Organizer:：Claude Debussy Centre musical et artistique

♫ Video Shooting, Editing, and Copywriting |

Debussy Music Arts Center Design Team | Yang Meng-Jie、Cheng Meng-Han 、Huang Yi-Wun、Jhong Yi-Fei

Duo for Recorder and Harpsichord — A Concert of Early Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries.

MUSICIAN

Graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Recorder Performance, and subsequently obtained a Soloist Diploma from the Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland, studying under Michael Form. ​

2017: Performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 with Maurice Steger and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.

2018: Collaborated with the Biel-Solothurn Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland to perform Toshio Hosokawa's Recorder Concerto "Sorrow River," and partnered with the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra at the Ittingen International Music Festival.

2019: Performed early Baroque vocal and instrumental works at the 5th Shanghai Baroque Music Festival with the Shanghai Qiangong Baroque Orchestra and conductor David Stern at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall.

2021: Performed the "Baroque Feast" candlelight concert with the Light Ensemble at the Tainan International Music Festival.

2014: Co-founded the IJ SPACE chamber music ensemble with harpsichordist Machiko Sudo in Amsterdam, currently performing in Taiwan, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Japan.

2018: Won first prize at the 19th Biagio Marini Chamber Music Competition in Germany with IJ SPACE, and third place at the International Van Wassenaer Chamber Music Competition during the Utrecht Early Music Festival in the Netherlands.

2011: Achieved second place in the International Moeck/SRP Solo Recorder Playing Competition at the Greenwich Early Music Festival in the UK.

2020: Began teaching at the Music Department of Tainan University of Applied Sciences, focusing on recorder performance and ensemble courses.

2014: Co-founded the chamber ensemble IJ SPACE in Amsterdam with recorder player Liang Yi-Chang.

2017: Awarded the Jury Special Prize (Harpsichord Category) at the Prix Annelie de Man Competition in the Netherlands.

2017: Performed in the "Four Seasons" concert tour with Angela Schijf and the Vivaldi Consort.

2018: Won First Prize at the 19th Biagio Marini Chamber Music Competition in Germany with the IJ SPACE chamber ensemble.

2018: Achieved Third Prize at the International Van Wassenaer Chamber Music Competition during the Utrecht Early Music Festival in the Netherlands with the IJ SPACE chamber ensemble.

2019: Invited to perform a solo recital at the "Wunderkammer Trieste" music festival in Italy.

2019: Performed with the Spanish ensemble "Ensemble La Pícara" at the "FIAS2019" music festival at the Royal Palace of Madrid.

2019: Presented a solo harpsichord recital titled "Time Traveler's Fantasy" by Madiko Sudo.

2020: Released IJ SPACE's debut CD, Francesco Mancini: Six Recorder Sonatas, under the Swiss classical label Claves Records.

2020: Performed in "Passionate Venice" as part of the concert series at Chung Yuan Christian University's Arts Center and in the NSO Maestros Series concert Century Encounter conducted by Lü Shao-Chia.

Duo for Recorder and Harpsichord
— A Concert of Early Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries.

Graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Recorder Performance, and subsequently obtained a Soloist Diploma from the Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland, studying under Michael Form.