The spirit of Gambo

L'Esprit de la Viole - The spirit of Gambo
English consort and solo viol music (1570-1680)
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall, dir.
Fontalis (Auvidis) « XVIème siècle - XVIIème siècle » ES 9913

Contents:

    Christopher Tye
  1. Sit Fast a 3 (1570)

    2. John Dowland
  2. Lachrimae Gementes
  3. The Earle of Essex Galiard

    4. Captain Tobias Hume
  4. Harke, harke
  5. A Souldiers Resolution

    6. John Coprario
  6. Fantasia V a 3
  7. Almaine III (2 Lyra-Viols)
  8. Coranto (3 Lyra-Viols)

    9. Orlando Gibbons
  9. Fantasie X a 3
  10. In Nomine a 4

    11. Alfonso Ferrabosco II
  11. Almaine (Lyra-Viol)
  12. Coranto I
  13. Coranto II

    14. John Jenkins
  14. The bell Pavan

    15. William Corkine
  15. Walsingham (Lyra-Viol)
  16. The Punckes delight

    17. Mattew Locke: Suite II en ré mineur-majeur à 4
  17. Fantazie
  18. Courante
  19. Ayre
  20. Saraband

    21. Anon.
  21. The Lancashire (Lyra-viol: The bag-pipe tuning)

    22. Henry Purcell
  22. Fantasia IX a 4
  23. Fantasia upon one note a 5

Playing time: 77' 38"

Performers, recording site and date:
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Rel.: 06/10/1997

Excerpts (from original release):
[1] Astrée (Auvidis) E 8708 [CD] Tye: Lawdes Deo, Complete Consort Musicke
[2]-[3] Astrée (Auvidis) E 8701 [CD] Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Teares (1604)
[4]-[5] Astrée AS 77 [LP] Hume: Musicall Humors
[6]-[8] Astrée AS 54 [LP] Coprario: Consort Musicke
[9]-[10] Astrée AS 43 [LP] Gibbons: Fantaisies Royales
[11]-[13], [15]-[16], [21] Astrée AS 51 [LP] Lessons for the Lyra-Violl
[14] Astrée (Auvidis) E 8724 [CD] Jenkins: Consort Music in Six Parts
[17-20] Astrée (Auvidis) E 8519 [CD] Locke: Consort of Fower Parts
[22]-[23] Astrée (Auvidis) E 8536 [CD] Henry Purcell: Fantasias for the Viols (1680)

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Pierre-F. Roberge