New Album Releases: MATTHEW LOCKE - THE FLAT CONSORT (Fretwork, David Miller & Silas Wollston)

Artist:
Fretwork
David Miller
Silas Wollston

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
67:16

Record Label:
Signum Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
January 14, 2022

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Product Description: Matthew Locke was born 400 years ago in 1622, and while he is often ranked as one of England’s finest composers, he is still unaccountably neglected: his music may not be as immediately appealing as his immediate successor, Henry Purcell, nor as wide-ranging as William Byrd, yet his forceful musical personality and luxuriant technique place him in the first echelon of English composers, with his works described by Richard Boothby of Fretwork as having a "quixotic, capricious restlessness that is constantly challenging the listener to follow his argument ... a thrilling musical ride". Accompanying Fretwork on continuo for this recording are David Miller (archlute and theorbo) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord). The cover of the album bares an inscription in the walls by the choir stall of Exeter Cathedral, thought to have been carved by the composer during his time as a member of the choir there. In 2021, Fretwork celebrated its 35th anniversary. In the past three and a half decades they have explored the core repertory of great English consort music, from Taverner to Purcell, and made classic recordings against which others are judged. Their recent critically-praised releases with Signum include If and Lamento – both with counter-tenor Iestyn Davies – and In Nomine 2 (BBC Music Magazine).

TRACK LIST:

1 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: I. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:13)

2 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: II. Courante by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:25)

3 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: III. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (2:21)

4 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: IV. Saraband by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (0:37)

5 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: V. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:37)

6 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 .in C Minor: VI. Jigg by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:01)

7 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: I. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:36)

8 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: II. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:39)

9 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: III. Courant by Fretwork (1:35)

10 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: IV. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:26)

11 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: V. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:33)

12 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in C: VI. Saraband by Fretwork (0:54)

13 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: I. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (2:56)

14 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: II. Courant by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:42)

15 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: III. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:04)

16 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: IV. Saraband by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (0:52)

17 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: V. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (2:31)

18 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 .in B-Flat Major: VI. Jigg by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:16)

19 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 .in D Minor: I. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:36)

20 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 .in D Minor: II. Courante by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:34)

21 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 .in D Minor: III. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:01)

22 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 .in D Minor: IV. Saraband by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:49)

23 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: I. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:26)

24 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: II. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:13)

25 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: III. Courant by Fretwork (1:11)

26 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: IV. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:15)

27 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: V. Fantazia by Fretwork (1:14)

28 . Duo for 2 .Bass Viols in D: VI. Saraband by Fretwork (0:54)

29 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 .in B-Flat Major: I. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:06)

30 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 .in B-Flat Major: II. Galliard by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:21)

31 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 .in B-Flat Major: III. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:37)

32 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 .in B-Flat Major: IV. Saraband by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:35)

33 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 .in A Minor: I. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (3:18)

34 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 .in A Minor: II. Galliard by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:19)

35 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 .in A Minor: III. Fantazia by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (2:50)

36 . The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 .in A Minor: IV. Saraband by Fretwork & David Miller & Silas Wollston (1:42)

Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort Fretwork David Miller Silas Wollston

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