Fretwork - Matthew Locke: The Little Consort (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite No. 1 in G Minor I. Pavan
02. Suite No. 1 in G Minor II Ayre
03. Suite No. 1 in G Minor III. Courante
04. Suite No. 1 in G Minor IV. Saraband
05. Suite No. 6 in F Major I. Pavan
06. Suite No. 6 in F Major II. Ayre
07. Suite No. 6 in F Major III. Courante
08. Suite No. 6 in F Major IV. Saraband
09. Suite No. 2 in C Minor I. Pavan
10. Suite No. 2 in C Minor II. Ayre
11. Suite No. 2 in C Minor III. Courante
12. Suite No. 2 in C Minor 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
36. Suite No. 5 in E Minor IV. Saraband
37. Suite No. 10 in D Minor I. Pavan
38. Suite No. 10 in D Minor II. Ayre
39. Suite No. 10 in D Minor III. Courante
40. Suite No. 10 in D Minor IV. Saraband

The second Fretwork's installment of works by Matthew Locke. Matthew Locke was born 400 years ago in 1622, and while he is often ranked as one of England’s finest composers, he is still unaccountably neglected: his music may not be as immediately appealing as his immediate successor, Henry Purcell, nor as wide-ranging as William Byrd, yet his forceful musical personality and luxuriant technique place him in the first echelon of English composers, with his works described by Richard Boothby of Fretwork as having a "quixotic, capricious restlessness that is constantly challenging the listener to follow his argument … a thrilling musical ride". Accompanying Fretwork on continuo for this recording are David Miller (archlute and theorbo) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord).

The cover of the album bares an inscription in the walls by the choir stall of Exeter Cathedral, thought to have been carved by the composer during his time as a member of the choir there.

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