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Description:

Fretwork's 35th Anniversary! A collection of works by one of Britain's leading composers, Matthew Locke! As part of Fretwork's 35th anniversary release, a collection of Matthew Locke's Flat Consort is now available! This album offers a wealth of the music of Matthew Locke, who influenced Henry Purcell! Fretwork is the world's premier viol consort, founded in 1986 by renowned viola da gamba players such as Asako Morikawa and Richard Boothby, and celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2021. The album features the Flat Consort of Matthew Locke, an English composer born about 400 years ago. He is known as the first English composer to compose an opera, and is also known as the composer who influenced Henry Purcell since he was a boy. For these reasons, he is considered one of the most important composers of the English Baroque period, but his works are not often collected together.Listening to the newly recorded fretwork and the performance with David Miller and Silas Walston on bass continuo, you will be enriched by the realization of the excellence of Matthew Locke's work. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~I. Fantazia
2.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~II. Courante
3.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~III. Fantazia
4.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~IV. Saraband
5.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~V. Fantazia
6.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor~VI. Jigg
7.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~I. Fantazia
8.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~II. Fantazia
9.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~III. Courant
10.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~IV. Fantazia
11.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~V. Fantazia
12.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C~VI. Saraband
13.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~I. Fantazia
14.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~II. Courant
15.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~III. Fantazia
16.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~IV. Saraband
17.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~V. Fantazia
18.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major~VI. Jigg
19.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 in D Minor~I. Fantazia
20.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 in D Minor~II. Courante
21.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 in D Minor~III. Fantazia
22.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 in D Minor~IV. Saraband
23.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~I. Fantazia
24.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~II. Fantazia
25.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~III. Courant
26.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~IV. Fantazia
27.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~V. Fantazia
28.Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D~VI. Saraband
29.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major~I. Fantazia
30.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major~II. Galliard
31.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major~III. Fantazia
32.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major~IV. Saraband
33.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 in A Minor~I. Fantazia
34.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 in A Minor~II. Galliard
35.The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 in A Minor~III. Fantazia