Performer: François Joubert-Caillet, L’Achéron
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ricercar
Release: 2020
Size: 2.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Coprario: Fantasie 2
02. Lawes, W: Almaine a 3 in G major
03. Monteverdi: Rimante in pace
Christopher Simpson:
04. May a 4 (from The Monthes)
05. Improvisation Upon a Ground
06. Ferrabosco, A II: Four-note pavan
07. Ward, J: Fantasia No. 7 a6
08. Lawes, W: Aire
09. Coprario: O voi che sospirate a 5
10. Jenkins, J: Newark Siege
11. Coprario: Gray’s Inn the 1st
12. Jenkins, J: Fantasia No. 3
13. Lupo, T: Fantasia in 6 parts No. 10
14. Dering: Fantasia III a 5
15. trad.: Preludium & Fortune My Foe
16. Ferrabosco, A II: Fantasia VI a 6
17. White, W: Fantasia II a 6
In his Musick’s Monument of 1676, Thomas Mace described in great detail numerous aspects of contemporary musical life in London. This volume evokes all the characteristics of English music, going back to the most glorious years of the Renaissance, with a particular emphasis on the repertory written for consort of viols. While his writings describe the performing practices of the time, they also provide invaluable information on instrument making, which has enabled L’Achéron to build a ‘set’ of six viols following Mace’s indications. For this new project of English music, the ensemble inaugurates a new virginal and an organ made in accordance with the famous theorist’s specifications. The programme comprises fantasias, ayres and dances by composers who brought this viol consort tradition to its peak, including Alfonso Ferrabosco, John Ward, William White, Thomas Lupo, Richard Dering, Giovanni Coperario, William Lawes, John Jenkins and Christopher Simpson.