Fretwork
Fretwork is a British consort of viols, established in 1985. It specialises in English music for viol consort from approximately the time of William Byrd to that of Henry Purcell, but also performs Renaissance and contemporary repertoire.
Genre: classical-performance, viola-da-gamba, baroque-ensemble, early-music-ensemble
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Top Tracks
- Pieces from the Lumley Part Books: III. Gallyard
- The Cries of London - I & II
- The Earle of Essex Galiard from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
- Music After a While
- Balancing the Books (arr. Richard Boothby)
- Lachrimae Antiquae from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
- Lachrimae Antiquae from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
- Purcell: Fantasias and In nomines: No. 1 in D Minor, Z. 732
- Two Sinfonias in 5 Parts: No. 6, Octave toni
- In Nomine a5 No.1
- Out of the Deep
- Constant Penelope (Song from the Elizabethan England): Constant Penelope (Song from the Elizabethan England)
- The three ravens
- Two Sinfonias in 5 Parts: No. 5
- Pieces from the Lumley Part Books: II. Pavana
- In Nomine a5 No.3
- In Nomine a5 No.2
- O God of Gods
- Christ Rising Again
- Have Mercy upon me, O God
Albums (44)
- Byrd: The Consort Music (2023)
- Byrd 1589 (2023)
- Classical Medieval Collection, Vol. 2: Rose of Roses (2023)
- Classical Medieval Collection, Vol. 1: Queen of Glory (2023)
- Tom and Will (2023)
- Matthew Locke: The Little Consort (2022)
- Lupo: Fantasia (2022)
- Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort (2022)
- An Elizabethan Christmas (2021)
- Lamento (2021)
- Ach dass ich Wassers g’nug hätte (Lamento) (2021)
- Byrd 1588: Psalmes, Sonets & Songs of Sadnes and Pietie (2021)
- In Chains of Gold, Vol. 2 (2020)
- Look and Bow Down (2020)
- In Nomine II (2019)
- The Silken Tent (2019)
- John Amner: Complete Consort Music (2019)
- If: Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell (2019)
- The Diary of Anne Frank (arr. Richard Boothby): If (2019)
- John Jenkins: Complete Four-Part Consort Music (2018)
- Tallis: Queen Katherine Parr & Songs of Reformation (2017)
- "In Chains of Gold", The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Volume 1: Orlando Gibbons, Complete Consort Anthems (2017)
- Orlando Gough: The World Encompassed (2017)
- Dowland: Tunes of Sad Despaire (2012)
- Tune Thy Musicke to Thy Hart: Tudor & Jacobean Music for Private Devotion (2012)
- Bach: Goldberg Variations (2011)
- In Nomine Sixteenth Century Music for Viols (2011)
- Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri (2010)
- Purcell: The Complete Fantazias (2009)
- English Music For Viols (2008)
- Birds on Fire: Jewish Music for Viols (2008)
- Byrd: Second Service & Consort Anthems (2007)
- Agricola: Chansons (2006)
- Ludwig Senfl: Im Maien (2005)
- J.S. Bach: Alio modo - "Passacaglia" & Other Keyboard Works Transcribed for Viols (2005)
- William Byrd: Consort Songs (2005)
- Bryars: Lockerbie Memorial Concert (1970)
- Thomas Tomkins: Above the Starrs (1970)
- Orlando Gibbons: With a Merrie Noyse: Second Service & Consort Anthems (1970)
- William Lawes - Consort Music (2002)
- J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (1970)
- Ottaviano dei Petrucci: Harmonice Musices Odhecaton (1970)
- John Tavener: The Hidden Face (1970)
- Byrd: Early Works for Voices, Viols & Virginals (1995)
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