Flutes & Frets Duo - Heir of All the Ages (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Christe, qui lux es et dies III (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Flutes & Frets Duo)
02. Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs: No. 55, The Night Watch (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Daniel Murphy)
03. Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs: No. 5, The Cradle (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Daniel Murphy)
04. Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs: No. 63, The Fairie-Round (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Daniel Murphy)
05. Fantasia in G Major, P. 73 Tremolo
06. Select Ayres and Dialogues, Book II: The Marigold
07. Select Ayres and Dialogues, Book II: Love's Constancy
08. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act II: A Bird's Prelude (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Daniel Murphy)
09. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: Chaconne (Arr. for Flute & Lute by Daniel Murphy)
10. The Mad Lover: V. Aire
11. Sonates à violon seul et la basse, Book II: Sonata Settima: I. Adagio
12. Sonates à violon seul et la basse, Book II: Sonata Settima: II. Vivace moderato
13. Sonates à violon seul et la basse, Book II: Sonata Settima: III. Aria. Andante
14. Sonates à violon seul et la basse, Book II: Sonata Settima: IV. Fuga. Presto
15. 6 Solos, Op. 4: No. 2 in E Minor: I. Adagio
16. 6 Solos, Op. 4: No. 2 in E Minor: II. Poco allegro
17. 6 Solos, Op. 4: No. 2 in E Minor: III. Adagio
18. 6 Solos, Op. 4: No. 2 in E Minor: IV. Menuet
19. A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels, etc.: The Caledonian Hunt's Delight
20. A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels, etc.: Garthland's Strathspey
21. A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels, etc.: Niel Gow's Lamentation for the Death of His Brother
22. A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels, etc.: Sir John Henderson's Jigg
23. Espagnola (Arr. for Flute & Guitar by Daniel Murphy)
24. English Suite No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo
25. English Suite No. 4: II. Adagio cantando
26. English Suite No. 4: III. Presto
27. English Suite No. 4: IV. Giocoso
28. Fantasy for Flute, Op. 89

London-based duo, Flutes & Frets present intimate, magnetic performances that exploit the fragility and versatility of their ensemble. Their concerts feature an array of instruments that enable them to express the colours, gesture and emotions of repertoire from the medieval era through to contemporary.

Enthusiastic about developing in knowledge, they are devoted to keeping primary sources at the core of their historically-informed approach to performance practice. Through researching and arranging music for their combination, they push the boundaries of repertoire creating imaginative and innovative programmes.

Flutes & Frets have had the pleasure of performing all over the UK and Europe. Their radio debut with WDR 3 took place in 2023 and they have been featured in world-class festivals including Misteria Paschalia, the National Centre of Early Music, Alpen Classica Festival, Festival Van Vlaanderen Antwerpen, International Early Music Festival of Sierra Espuña and the Wunderkammer Festival in Trieste. Autumn 2025 will see the release of their debut album Heir Of All The Ages released by EM Records featuring sound-snapshots of the evolution of British music over the past six hundred years. Highlights include a new folk-inspired commission for flute and guitar from British composer Seth Bye; an arrangement of one of Henry Eccles’s many violin sonatas for traverso and theorbo; and lute songs by Renaissance court musician, Nicholas Lanier, amongst many other gems.

They have won numerous international competitions including the 2023 International H.I.F. Biber Competition; 2022 “22nd LAMS Matera Award”; 2021 La Follia Nuova International Chamber Music Competition; and the International Music Competition (IMC) of Association Les Musicales Du Centre. They have been Making Music Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist (PDGYA) Award Scheme artists, an ECOS Ensemble 2023, Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) Live! Ensemble 2022 and DEBUT Horizon Artists. In 2022, they were chosen as an “IYAP Selected Promising Ensemble” for the International Young Artist Presentation, enabling them to perform in the Early Music Festival, “Laus Polyphoniae” at AMUZ, Antwerp, Belgium. This led to being selected for an award from the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) supported by the European Festivals Association.

Known for their onstage chemistry and interaction, they cultivate a special sound-world taking audiences on a journey through time.

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