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Two Upon a Ground
Virtuosic duets and divisions for two viols

 

Charivari Agréable

Susanne Heinrich - Bass & Treble Viol
Kah-Ming Ng - Bass & Treble Viol
Lynda Sayce - Guitar & Theorbo
Susanna Pell - Keyboards

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Performance Notes

Susanne Heinrich  (a) Six-string bass viol (Merion D. Attwood 1991)
(b) Treble viol (Merion D. Attwood 1993)
Susanna Pell (c) Six-string bass viol (Jane Julier 199?)
(d) Treble viol (Jane Julier 199?)
Lynda Sayce (e) Baroque guitar (Edward Fitzgibbon 1994)
(f) English theorbo (David Van Edwards 1995)
Kah-Ming Ng (g) Chamber organ (Vincent Woodstock 1996)
(h) Bentside spinet (Stephen Keene ca. 1680)
(i) Harpsichord (Andreas Ruckers 1623)

 

SH SP LS KMN
Christopher Simpson (ca. 1605 - 1669) 
1     Division in A; a, c, e, g  [5:41]
2     Division in F; a, c, g  [5:10]
Thomas Tomkins (1572 - 1656)
3     Voluntary g [1:34]
Christopher Simpson
4     Division in F a c f g [2:20]
Godfrey Finger (ca. 1660 - 1730)
5     Division in C a f g [3:45]
John Jenkins (1592 - 1678)
6     Division in C a c f g [4:44]
Ennemond Gaultier (1575 - 1651)
7     La pompe funèbre f [4:58]
Matthew Locke (ca. 1621 - 1677)
8     Fantazia a c [1:42]
9     Courant a c [1:25]
Christopher Simpson 
10     Division in G a c e h [5:46]
Godfrey Finger
11     Sonata solo in G b i [7:02]
Tobias Hume (ca. 1569 - 1645)
12     Loves farewell c [4:12]
William Lawes (1602 - 1645) - Suite in g a c g
13     - Pavan [6:36]
14     - Ayre 1 [1:28]
15     - Ayre 2 [2:27]
Thomas Tomkins
16     Prelude i [0:50]
17     What if a Day i [1:22]
18     Worster brawls i [2:16]
Tobias Hume
19     Pavan a [5:49]
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
20     Two in one upon a Ground b d f g [3:43]
John Jenkins
21     Division in A a c e h [4:59]
Total running time: [78:28]

Chamber organ tuned to 1/6-comma meantone temperament by Kah-Ming Ng

Harpsichord & spinet, courtesy of Mr. Justin Majzub, restored, maintained and tuned to 1/6-comma meantone temperament by David Leigh.

Acknowledgements

Mr. Justin Majzub: Harpsichord & spinet

This recording was made possible through the generous support of Abdad Ltd

 

 

  
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Release date: September 1998
Order code: SIGCD007
Barcode: 635212000724
 
 
 
1 Christopher Simpson: Division in A [5:41]
2 Christopher Simpson: Division in F [5:10]
3 Thomas Tomkins: Voluntary [1:34]
4 Christopher Simpson: Division in F [2:20]
5 Godfrey Finger: Division in C [3:45]
6 John Jenkins: Division in C [4:44]
7 Ennemond Gaultier: La pompe funèbre [4:58]
8 Matthew Locke: Fantazia [1:42]
9 Matthew Locke: Courant [1:25]
10 Christopher Simpson: Division in G [5:46]
11 Godfrey Finger: Sonata solo in G [7:02]
12 Tobias Hume: Loves farewell [4:12]
13 William Lawes: Suite in g - Pavan [6:36]
14 William Lawes: - Ayre 1  [1:28]
15 William Lawes: - Ayre 2 [2:27]
16 Thomas Tomkins: Prelude [0:50]
17 Thomas Tomkins: What if a Day [1:22]
18 Thomas Tomkins: Worster brawls [2:16]
19 Tobias Hume: Pavan [5:49]
20 Henry Purcell: Two in one upon a Ground [3:43]
21 John Jenkins: Division in A [4:59]
 
Total running time: [78:28]