Credits:

Selle / Schneider, Anne / Davila, Pia

Description:

Little Consort Collection by Matthew Locke, a composer active in the English Baroque period! Matthew Locke, who influenced Purcell and was the first English opera composer! This is the second collection of Matthew Locke's works, following the Flat Consort collection! 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. His music, like William Byrd's, has a strong musical personality and is full of excellent compositional techniques, making him one of England's finest composers. He was also the first English composer to compose an opera, and is credited with influencing Henry Purcell in his early years. This album of Matthew Locke's Little Consort, a representative of the English Baroque period, conveys the best of the music of the time. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Suite No. 1 in G minor~I. Pavan
2.Suite No. 1 in G minor~II. Ayre
3.Suite No. 1 in G minor~III. Courante
4.Suite No. 1 in G minor~IV. Saraband
5.Suite No. 6 in F~I. Pavan
6.Suite No. 6 in F~II. Ayre
7.Suite No. 6 in F~III. Courante
8.Suite No. 6 in F~IV. Saraband
9.Suite No. 2 in C~I. Pavan
10.Suite No. 2 in C~II. Ayre
11.Suite No. 2 in C~III. Courante
12.Suite No. 2 in C~IV. Saraband
13.Suite No. 7 in G minor~I. Pavan
14.Suite No. 7 in G minor~II. Ayre
15.Suite No. 7 in G minor~III. Courante
16.Suite No. 7 in G minor~IV. Saraband
17.Suite No. 3 in D minor~I. Pavan
18.Suite No. 3 in D minor~II. Ayre
19.Suite No. 3 in D minor~III. Courante
20.Suite No. 3 in D minor~IV. Saraband
21.Suite No. 8 in A minor~I. Pavan
22.Suite No. 8 in A minor~II. Ayre
23.Suite No. 8 in A minor~III. Courante
24.Suite No. 8 in A minor~IV. Saraband
25.Suite No. 4 in B flat~I. Pavan
26.Suite No. 4 in B flat~II. Ayre
27.Suite No. 4 in B flat~III. Courante
28.Suite No. 4 in B flat~IV. Saraband
29.Suite No. 9 in B flat~I. Pavan
30.Suite No. 9 in B flat~II. Ayre
31.Suite No. 9 in B flat~III. Courante
32.Suite No. 9 in B flat~IV. Saraband
33.Suite No. 5 in E minor~I. Pavan
34.Suite No. 5 in E minor~II. Ayre
35.Suite No. 5 in E minor~III. Courante