Auld Lang Syne - Variations for Recorder

I had the idea to write some tricky variations a few days before New Year's, it was a real struggle to work them up! Ahhh if only I had more time to polish...

Sheet music PDF:
Please let me know if you give it a go!

I put a thin mute on the recorder to get a different sound - it also helps nicely with getting some high notes to speak and evens out the volume between registers. Let me know what you think of the results!

Aulo 709B-E alto recorder, with sliver mute
Mic: AKG P220

[epicviolin]

If Paganini had a great, great, ...., great grandson that played recorder.

[goldmund]

that was probably the first time, that I really enjoyed recorder music. well done! :D

[j.p.pereira]

Tell us more about the mute. Did you make it yourself? Where did you place it in the instrument? Tell us all. (Oh, and nicely done.)

[OoMrBenoO]

Are you covering the bell key to play certain fingerings in the 3rd octave?