Matthew Locke: The Little Consort

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The players obviously relish these convivial musical conversations and the album makes for felicitous listening and, for the uninitiated, a perfect introduction to Locke’s viol consorts. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 11th Nov 2022
Catalogue No: SIGCD728
Label: Signum
Length: 67 minutes

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Locke: Suite In G Minor (from the Little Consort)

Work length6:34

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:07

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II Ayre

Track length1:18

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III. Courante

Track length1:10

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:59

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Locke: Suite No. 6 in F Major (from the Little Consort)

Work length6:06

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:04

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II. Ayre

Track length1:03

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III. Courante

Track length1:22

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:37

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Locke: Suite No. 2 in C minor (from the Little Consort)

Work length6:42

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:18

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II. Ayre

Track length1:13

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III. Courante

Track length1:13

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:58

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Locke: Suite No. 7 in G minor

Work length6:43

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:39

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II. Ayre

Track length0:56

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III. Courante

Track length1:19

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:49

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Locke: Suite No. 3 in D minor

Work length5:56

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:11

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II. Ayre

Track length1:10

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III. Courante

Track length0:51

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:44

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Locke: Suite No. 8 in A minor

Work length7:00

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:53

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II. Ayre

Track length1:04

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III. Courante

Track length1:11

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:52

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Locke: Suite No.4 In B-flat (from the Little Consort)

Work length7:03

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:52

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II Ayre

Track length1:24

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III Courante

Track length1:01

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IV Saraband

Track length0:46

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Locke: Suite No. 9 in B flat (from the Little Consort)

Work length7:20

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:52

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II. Ayre

Track length1:38

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III. Courante

Track length1:12

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:38

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Locke: Suite No. 5 in E minor

Work length6:58

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:55

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II. Ayre

Track length1:10

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III. Courante

Track length1:19

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:34

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Locke: Suite No. 10 in D minor

Work length6:55

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Fretwork, Sergio Bucheli, Silas Wollston

I. Pavan

Track length3:58

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II. Ayre

Track length1:15

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III. Courante

Track length1:07

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IV. Saraband

Track length0:35

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In November 2022 Fretwork return for the second instalment of their cycle 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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January 2023

The players obviously relish these convivial musical conversations and the album makes for felicitous listening and, for the uninitiated, a perfect introduction to Locke’s viol consorts.

January 2023

Most intriguing are the fleeting moments when Fretwork do not sound like a viol consort. Locke’s designation of the book as ‘for viols or violins’ acknowledges that the viol was soon to be usurped by the violin; here, Fretwork embody this historical juncture through a flexibility and agility of stroke.

22nd January 2023

Fretwork navigate the sinuous and serpentine textures and rhythms with a fine feel for Locke’s music, which is at once complex and simplicity itself, and possesses a beautiful clarity and purity.

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