All just my personal opinion
Some media are proclaiming Maurice Steger the “world champion of the recorder”. I think this is a rather odd statement, as musical interpretation can’t be measured, remains subjective, both on the side of the artist, as well as in the listener’s perception and receptivity; however, it is certainly legitimate to state that Maurice Steger’s recorder playing is in the world’s very top league…
Handel: Sonatas for Woodwind Instruments (recorder, oboe, flauto traverso) — Michael Schneider (recorder), Camerata Köln / Frans Brüggen, Bruce Haynes, Hansjürg Lange, Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen / Maurice Steger (recorder), Continuo Consort, Naoki Kitaya; for comparison: Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr
Recorder Music, Early Recordings with Maurice Steger: “An Italian Ground” (Steger, Kitaya) — for comparison: Icarus Ensemble, Pieter-Jan Belder, Andreas Staier, Ottavio Dantone, Yuja Wang); “An English Collection” (Steger, Kitaya)
J.S. Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Janet See (traverso), Marc Hantaï (traverso), Dan Laurin (recorder)
Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute — comparing recordings with the following artists: Barthold Kuijken (traverso), Dan Laurin (recorders), Leif Ramløv Svendsen (recorder), Maurice Steger (recorders), Dorothee Oberlinger (recorders), Héloïse Gaillard (recorders), Maxence Larrieu (Böhm flute), François Leleux (oboe), Kevin Thompson (euphonium)
Recordings with Traverso or Recorder: Die Blockflöte im Barock — Svendsen; Leclair: The Complete Flute Sonatas — Barthold Kuijken; Stravaganze Napoletane — Dan Laurin, London Baroque