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Charivari Agréable

Susanne Heinrich - Viols
Lynda Sayce - Flute & Lute
Kah-Ming Ng - Keyboards

with

Rupert Jennings - Tenor
Oliver Webber - Violin
Susanna Pell - Bass Viols
Reiko Ichise - Bass Viols
Jacob Heringman - Cittern & Lute

"an inspired concept...outstanding in every respect"

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Performance Notes

Artist track listing

Susanne Heinrich (a) treble viol (M.D. Attwood 1993, after B. Norman)
(b) tenor viol (M.D. Attwood 1993, after B. Norman)
(c) 6-string bass viol (M.D. Attwood 1991, after J. Rose)
Lynda Sayce (d) Renaissance flute (L. Jones 1996)
(e) 7-course lute (M. Lowe 1998, after G. Gerle ca. 1580)
(f) chitarrone (D. Van Edwards 1987, after Tieffenbrucker III 1608)
Kah-Ming Ng (g) chamber organ (V. Woodstock 1996)
(h) harpsichord (A. Garlick 1977, after I. Ruckers 1638)
Oliver Webber (i) violin (A. Beavitt 1986, after Stradivari)
Susanna Pell (j) 6-string bass viol (J. Julier 1992, after R. Meares)
Reiko Ichise (k) 6-string bass viol (M.D. Attwood 1991, after J. Rose)
Jacob Heringman (l) 4-course cittern (S. Barber 1994, late 16th-century style)
(m) 7-course lute (B. Hirst 1992, after Venere 1582)
Rupert Jennings (n) Tenor voice

 

SH LS KMN OW SP RI JH RJ
William Byrd (1543-1623)
1     Walsingham b h i j k [5:52]
Giles Farnaby (ca. 1563-1640)
2     Loth to depart e m [3:43]
Thomas Morley (1557/8-1602) 
3     O Mystress Myne (arr. William Byrd) b e i j k n [4:16]
Giles Farnaby
4     Lord Zouches Maske a h i j [2:27]
John Bull (1562/3-1628)
5      Ut re mi fa sol la b i j k [5:33]
William Byrd
6     Pavana b e i j k [4:04]
7     Galiarda b e i j k [1:22]
Giles Farnaby
8     Daphne b e i j k n [5:16]
9     Up [T]ails All a e h [5:17]
William Inglott (1554-1621) 
10     The Leaves bee greene b g [3:35]
Martin Peerson (1571/3-1651)
11     The Fall of the Leafe g [1:11]
John Bull
12     The King's Hunt b d h i j k l [3:50]
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
13     The Lord of Salisbury his Pavan e [6:13]
William Byrd
14     Rowland c j [2:18]
Anonymous
15     Alman c j [1:44]
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
16     Praeludium Toccata c f [5:50]
Peter Philips (1560/61-1628)
17     Amarilli di Julio Romano b e h j k n [3:26]
William Byrd
18     Gipseis Round a e h i j k l [3:25]
Total running time [70:17]


Pitch A=440 Hz. Keyboards tuned by Kah-Ming Ng in 1/4-comma and 1/6-comma meantone temperament

Editions

The copyright of all arrangements by Kah-Ming Ng (The King's Hunt and L. Zouches Maske), Lynda Sayce (Walsingham, Daphne, Loth to depart, Galiarda and both Pavans),  charivari agréable (Up Tails All) and Susanne Heinrich (all others) is owned by charivari agréable.

Acknowledgements

Front cover: 'Family making music' (1630) by Jan Miense Molenaer, reproduced by kind permission of the Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, The Netherlands

Mr Merion Attwood (loan of viols)

 

 

  
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Charivari Agréable
 
Release date: 1st September 1999
Order code: SIGCD009
Barcode: 635212000922
 
 
 
1 William Byrd - Walsingham [5:52]
2 Giles Farnaby - Loth to depart [3:43]
3 Thomas Morley (arr. William Byrd) - O Mystress Myne [4:16]
4 Giles Farnaby - Lord Zouches Maske [2:27]
5 John Bull - Ut re mi fa sol la [5:33]
6 William Byrd - Pavana [4:04]
7 William Byrd - Galiarda [1:22]
8 Giles Farnaby - Daphne [5:16]
9 Giles Farnaby - Up [T]ails All [5:17]
10 William Inglott - The Leaves bee greene [3:35]
11 Martin Peerson - The Fall of the Leafe [1:11]
12 John Bull - The King's Hunt [3:50]
13 Orlando Gibbons - The Lord of Salisbury his Pavan [6:13]
14 William Byrd - Rowland [2:18]
15 Anonymous - Alman [1:44]
16 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Praeludium Toccata [5:50]
17 Peter Philips - Amarilli di Julio Romano [3:26]
18 William Byrd - Gipseis Round [3:25]
 
Total running time: [70:17]