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Eccentric Englishmen: Works for Viol Consort by Tye, Locke, Lawes, and Purcell

For English composers of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, the viol consort provided a welcome escape from the strict rules of music written for religious occasions: it became a laboratory where these artists were free to express their most daring ideas and most eccentric musical thoughts.


The Ensemble Phantasm, one of today’s leading viol consorts and recently heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal in the interdisciplinary performance The Art of Being Human, introduces four of these innovative composers, presenting works by Christopher Tye, Matthew Locke, William Lawes, and Henry Purcell.


  • Christopher Tye - In nomine "Believe Me"
  • Christopher Tye - In nomine "Round"
  • Christopher Tye - In nomine "Weep no more, Rachel"
  • Christopher Tye - In nomine "Say so"
  • Christopher Tye - O lux beata Trinitas
  • Matthew Locke - Suite No. 5 in G minor (from Consort of Four Parts)
  • William Lawes - Consort Sett à 5 in A minor
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in A minor Z 740
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in D minor Z 743
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in G minor Z 735
  • Christopher Tye - Sit fast
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in F major Z 737
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in F major Z 733
  • Henry Purcell - Fantasia in B major Z 736
  • William Lawes - Consort Sett à 5 F major

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Additional information
Participating artists
Phantasm Viol Consort
Laurence Dreyfus
Emilia Benjamin
Jonathan Manson
Heidi Gröger
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
Dates
October 2024
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