David Munrow: Susato - Morley - Lappi - Mainerio - Priuli

David Munrow: Two Renaissance Dance Bands / Monteverdi's Contemporaries
Early Music Consort of London & The Morley Consort - David Munrow, dir.
Testament SBT 1080

Contents:

    Tylman Susato - Twelve Dances from the "Danserye"
  1. La Mourisque
  2. Branle quatre
  3. Ronde & Salterelle
  4. Ronde mon amy
  5. Allemaigne & Recoupe
  6. Pavane Mille regretz
  7. Basse danse Bergeret sans roch & Reprise
  8. Danse du roy
  9. Ronde
  10. Passe et medio & Reprise
  11. Ronde
  12. Pavane La Bataille

    13. Thomas Morley - Dances for Broken Consort from "The First Booke of Consort Lessons" (1599)
  13. Mounsier'sAlmaine (William Byrd)
  14. Lachrimae Pavan (John Dowland)
  15. Michill's Galliard (Anon.)
  16. Lute Duet: My Lord Chamberlain's Galliard (John Dowland)
  17. The Jew's Dance (Richard Nicholson)
  18. Captaine Piper's Pavan & Galliard (John Dowland)
  19. My Lord of Oxenford's Maske (William Byrd)
  20. Lavolto (Thomas Morley)
  21. La Coranta (Thomas Morley)

    22. Giorgio Mainerio - Five Dances from "Il primo libri de balli" (1578)
  22. Pass'e mezzo della Paganina
  23. Ballo francese
  24. La Lavandera
  25. L'Arboscello ballo furlano
  26. La Zanetta

    27. Pietro Lappi
  27. La Negrona

    28. Giorgio Mainerio - Five Dances from "Il primo libri de balli" (1578)
  28. Pass'e mezzo moderno
  29. Ballo anglese
  30. Schirazula marazula
  31. Ongarescha
  32. Tedescha

    33. Giovanni Priuli
  33. Canzona prima à 12

Playing time: 77 '24"

Performers:
[1]-[21] The Early Music Consort of London [Don Smithers (cornett), Michael Laird (cornett), Roger Brenner (sackbut), Peter Goodwin (sackbut), Colin Sheen (sackbut), Martin Nichols (sackbut), David Munrow (recorder, crumhorn, dulcian, rackett, ), John Turner (recorder), David Pugsley (recorder), Philipp Pickett (recorder, crumhorn), James Tyler (crumhorn, viol, lute), Oliver Brookes (crumhorn, viol, violone), Simon Standage (violin), Eleanor Sloan (violin), Christopher Hogwood (regal, harpsichord), David Corkhill (percussion), John Donaldson (percussion)]
[13]-[21] The Morley Consort [David Munrow (recorder), Dennis Nesbitt (treble viol), Jane Ryan (bass viol), Desmond Dupré, (lute), Ian Harwood (cittern), Robert Spencer (pandora, lute)] - David Munrow, dir.
[22]-[33] The Early Music Consort of London [Michael Laird (cornett), Ian Wilson (cornett), Graham Whiting (cornett), Alan Lumsden (cornett, sackbut, recorder), Roger Brenner (sackbut), Peter Goodwin (sackbut), Paul Beer (sackbut), Martin Nichols (sackbut), John Turner (recorder, flute, crumhorn, rauschpfeiffen), David Pugsley (recorder, flute crumhorn), Andrew van der Beek (recorder, crumhorn, rackett, dulcian, rauschpfeiffen), James Tyler (flute, crumhorn, viol, mandora, cittern), David Munrow (crumhorn, shawm), Oliver Brookes (crumhorn, viol, violone), Simon Standage (violin), Eleanor Sloan (violin), Polly Waterfield (violin, viola, viol), Trevor Jones (viol), Jane Ryan (viol), Nigel North (viol, lute, chitarrone, baroque guitar), Christopher Hogwood (hasrpsichord, regal, organ), Nicholas Kraemer (organ), David Corkhill (percussion)] - David Munrow, dir.

Recording site and date:
[1]-[21] All Saint's Church, Tooting, London [01-02/1971];
[22]-[33] No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London [11/1975].

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): (1-21) 49/581-? (oct. 1971); (22-33) 55/655-1128 (dec. 1977)
Fanfare (#-p.): 20/1-399 (september/october 1996)

Excerpts:
[1]-[21] EMI (His Master's Voice) HQS 1249;
[22]-[33] EMI (His Master's Voice) ASD 3393;
ATTENTION! it should be noted that tracks 22-33 are identical to track 1, 3, 4 & 5 of Virgin Classics Veritas Edition 61288; it is the same recording (Monteverdi's Contemporaries).

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