Serenissima - Music from Renaissance Europe on Venetian Viols Rose Consort of Viols

• Costanzo Festa (1495 - 1545): Three Contrapuncti On ‘La Spagna’:
• 1 Festa: Three Contrapuncti On ‘La Spagna’: I. Centesima Terza 01:40
• 2 Festa: Three Contrapuncti On ‘La Spagna’: II. Settuagesima Settima 01:14
• 3 Festa: Three Contrapuncti On ‘La Spagna’: III. Nonagesima Terza 01:51
• Henricus Isaac (1450 - 1517):
• 4 Isaac: Palle, Palle 02:03
• Philippe Verdelot (1475 - 1552):
• 5 Verdelot: Altro Non E’l Mio Amore 02:51
• Anonymous: Three Dances:
• 6 Anonymous: Three Dances: I. La Morte De La Ragione 02:11
• 7 Anonymous: Three Dances: II. La Manfrolina 00:40
• 8 Anonymous: Three Dances: III. La Traditora 01:55
• Henricus Isaac:
• 9 Isaac: La My La Sol 02:55
• Orlande de Lassus (1532 - 1594):
• 10 Lassus: Im Mayen 01:06
• Henricus Isaac:
• 11 Isaac: Ich Stund An Einem Morgen 01:36
• Ludwig Senfl (1490 - 1543):
• 12 Senfl: Ich Stund An Einem Morgen A 3 03:44
• 13 Senfl: Ich Stund An Einem Morgen A 4 01:42
• 14 Senfl: Fortuna Ad Voces Musicales 02:44
• Orlande de Lassus:
• 15 Lassus: O Sacrum Convivium 02:44
• Claude Le Jeune (1528 - 1600):
• 16 Jeune: Première Fantasie 06:41
• Tylman Susato (1500 - 1561):
• 17 Susato: Doulce Mémoire A 3 02:35
• Pierre Sandrin (1490 - 1561):
• 18 Sandrin: Doulce Mémoire 03:04
• Cipriano de Rore (1515 - 1565):
• 19 Rore: Missa Doulce Mémoire: Kyrie 03:02
• Augustine Bassano (1530 - 1604): Pavan And Galliard:
• 20 Bassano: Pavan And Galliard: Pavan 01:59
• 21 Bassano: Pavan And Galliard: Galliard 01:09
• Osbert Parsley (1511 - 1585):
• 22 Parsley: In Nomine A 4 No. 2 02:54
• Christopher Tye (1505 - 1572):
• 23 Tye: In Nomine ‘Howld Fast’ 01:19
• Philip van Wilder (1500 - 1554):
• 24 Wilder: Fantasia Con Pause E Senza Pause 04:07
• Anonymous: Four Dances:
• 25 Anonymous: Four Dances: No 1, Pavana 01:20
• 26 Anonymous: Four Dances: No 2, Gallyard 01:11
• 27 Anonymous: Four Dances: No 3, Ronda 00:33
• 28 Anonymous: Four Dances: No 4, La Represa 00:50
• William Byrd (1543 - 1623):
• 29 Byrd: Fantasia A 3 No. 2 02:27
• Robert Parsons (1535 - 1572):
• 30 Parsons: A Song Of Mr. Robert Parsons 02:06
• Antony Holborne (1545 - 1602): Pavan And Galliard 41 & 42:
• 31 Holborne: Pavan And Galliard 41 & 42: Pavan 03:33
• 32 Holborne: Pavan And Galliard 41 & 42: Galliard 01:21
• Total Runtime 01:11:07

Info for Serenissima - Music from Renaissance Europe on Venetian Viols

An album of journeying and exploration, paying homage to the pan-European tendencies of a period in which composers, instruments and manuscripts crossed geographical borders; in which a song by one composer might become the subject of ingenious contrapuntal treatments by another and of Mass settings by a third; and in which new dance genres evolved alongside the widespread adaptation of vocal music for performance by instrumental consorts. The Rose Consort of Viols, already acclaimed for their recordings of later English repertoire, have been inspired by viol-maker Richard Jones’s reconstructions of a Venetian instrument by Francesco Linarol – the earliest viol surviving from the sixteenth century – and they trace a path from the viol’s northern Italian origins to England, where it found a particularly welcome home at the turn of the 1600s.

"This musical kaleidoscope turns through dark hued reflections and light-filled reveries...Technically, the Rose Consort is well-nigh flawless, and these restrained, refined readings, informed by a deep understanding of the viol and its repertoire, evoke the finesse and grace of the celebrated Renaissance courts." (BBC Music Magazine)

"[an] exceptional and ground breaking recording … I was held in thrall by the whole recording … [a] very significant project, a daring concept, brilliantly successful. This is an absolute must for viol players, of course, but it will also speak strongly to people to whom all this background is less important that the experience of listening to beautiful music, marvellously played." (Early Music Review)

"The Rose Consort of Viols offer lively and resonant but always intimate and understated interpretations, executed with precision and piquancy." (Gramophone Magazine)

Rose Consort of Viols

The Rose Consort of Viols
takes its name from the celebrated family of viol makers, whose work spanned the growth and flowering of the English consort repertoire. The Consort performs throughout the UK and Europe, has appeared regularly on the BBC and in the major London concert halls, and has also featured at festivals in Canada and the USA, and as a guest ensemble at the Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering in Hawaii. Concerts frequently include guest singers such as Emma Kirkby and Clare Wilkinson; the vocal groups Red Byrd, Stile Antico and the BBC Singers; and lutenists Jacob Heringman and Elizabeth Kenny. The Consort has received awards for its research and performance of newly devised programmes, and has investigated some of the earliest viol consort repertory using instruments modelled on those painted by Lorenzo Costa in 1497. Recent engagements have included performances with the Cathedral Choir in Oslo, for Early Music Days in Bratislava, and a performance of music from an early sixteenth-century songbook in Bologna. The Rose Consort has made a number of highly acclaimed recordings, including Adoramus Te, with music by Byrd and Philips (shortlisted in the 2015 Gramophone Awards); Serenissima, featuring Renaissance consort music from around Europe played on Venetian-style viols (selected as ‘Chamber Choice’ by BBC Music Magazine); Mynstrelles with Straunge Sounds, using the ‘Costa’ viols; and most recently Exiled, with music by Richard Dering and Peter Philips. Members of the Rose Consort are in demand as tutors on courses at Benslow Music and throughout the world.

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