Lawes Fantasia-suites

William Lawes: Fantasia-Suites for violin, bass viol & organ
London Baroque
Harmonia Mundi 901493

Reissued as: Harmonia Mundi "musique d'abord" 1901493 and in Harmonia Mundi "musiqe d'abord" HMX 2908051/53 (3 CDs)

Contents:

    Sett no. 1 in G minor
  1. Fantazia
  2. (Almaine)
  3. (Galliard)

    4. Sett no. 2 in G major
  4. Fantazia
  5. (Almaine)
  6. (Galliard)

    7. Sett no. 3 in A minor
  7. Fantazia
  8. (Almaine)
  9. (Galliard)

    10. Sett no. 4 in C major
  10. Fantazia
  11. (Almaine)
  12. (Galliard)

    13. Sett no. 5 in D minor
  13. Fantazia
  14. (Almaine)
  15. Galliard

    16. Sett no. 6 in D major
  16. Fantazia
  17. (Almaine)
  18. (Galliard)

    19. Sett no. 7 in D minor
  19. Fantazia
  20. (Almaine)
  21. (Galliard)

    22. Sett no. 8 in D major
  22. Fantazia
  23. La Goutte (Almaine)
  24. (Galliard)

Performers: Ingrid Seifert (violin), Charles Medlam (bass viol), Richard Egarr (organ)

Instruments: violin - Jacobus Stainer (Absam, 1661); bass viol - Barak Norman (London, 1718); organ - William Drake (Buckfastleigh, 1982)

Playing time: 67'

Recording date: October 1993

This recording presents Lawes' complete Sonatas/Fantasia-suites for this ensemble.

Another recording of this set:

Lawes: Fantazia Suites for violin, bass viol and organ
Music's Re-Creation
Centaur 2385

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Todd M. McComb