Phantasm - Gibbons: Consorts for Viols (2014)

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Title: Gibbons: Consorts for Viols
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 1:11:46
Total Size: 384 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia V, MB 35 (03:12)
2. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia VI, MB 36 (03:41)
3. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia III, MB 33 (03:28)
4. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia I, MB 31 (03:15)
5. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia II, MB 32 (03:47)
6. Fantasias a 6: Fantasia IV, MB 34 (02:54)
7. In Nomines a 5: In Nomine I, MB 27 (03:46)
8. In Nomines a 5: In Nomine II, MB 28 (04:51)
9. Virginals Music a 4 and a Madrigal a 5: Peascod Time (The Hunt's Up) (06:02)
10. Virginals Music a 4 and a Madrigal a 5: "Lord Salisbury" Pavan (06:18)
11. Virginals Music a 4 and a Madrigal a 5: Fantasia a 4 (01:50)
12. Virginals Music a 4 and a Madrigal a 5: The Silver Swan (01:41)
13. Fantasies a 3: Fantasy I, MB 7 (02:23)
14. Fantasies a 3: Fantasy II, MB 8 (02:43)
15. Fantasies a 3: Fantasy III, MB 9 (02:23)
16. Fantasies a 3: Fantasy IV, MB 10 (02:40)
17. Anthems a 6: O Lord, in Thy Wrath Rebuke Me Not (03:53)
18. Anthems a 6: Hosanna to the Son of David (02:18)
19. Dances and Divisions a 6: Pavan, MB 41 (03:34)
20. Dances and Divisions a 6: Galliard, MB 42 (02:28)
21. Dances and Divisions a 6: Go from My Window, MB 40 (04:29)

Phantasm plays "like angels singing." This was the verdict of BBC World Affairs correspondent John Simpson who presented Phantasm with a 2004 Gramophone Award for its recording of Viol Consorts by Gibbons.

With this unique collection juxtaposing Anthems and Madrigals with Fantasies and Dances, Phantasm are firmly in their element of the 16th century English consort tradition, infusing Gibbons’ passionate polyphony and rapturous harmonies with a suaveness unmatched by any other viol ensemble performing today.

The eccentric Glenn Gould counted Gibbons (rather than Bach) as his favourite composer, saying "his music has moved me more deeply than any other sound experience I can think of." Listening to this disc it’s no wonder.