Utwory na płycie:

• Suite No 1 in C Minor: I Fanta
• Suite No 1 in C Minor: II Cour
• Suite No 1 in C Minor: III Fan
• Suite No 1 in C Minor: IV Sara
• Suite No 1 in C Minor: V Fanta
• Suite No 1 in C Minor: VI Jigg
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: I
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: I
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: I
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: I
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: V
• Duo for Two Bass Viols in C: V
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: I Fant
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: II Cou
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: III Fa
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: IV Sar
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: V Fant
• Suite No 2 in Bb major: VI Jig
• Suite No 3 in D minor: I Fanta
• Suite No 3 in D minor: II Cour
• Suite No 3 in D minor: III Fan
• Suite No 3 in D minor: IV Sara
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: I
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: I
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: I
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: I
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: V
• Duo for two Bass Viols in D: V
• Suite No 4 in Bb major: I Fant
• Suite No 4 in Bb major: II Gal
• Suite No 4 in Bb major: III Fa
• Suite No 4 in Bb major: IV Sar
• Suite No 5 in A minor: I Fanta
• Suite No 5 in A minor: II Gall
• Suite No 5 in A minor: III Fan
• Suite No 5 in A minor: IV Sara

The Flat Consort, Suite No. 1 in C Minor
Duo for 2 Bass Viols in C
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 2 in B-Flat Major
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 3 in D Minor
Duo for 2 Bass Viols in D
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major
The Flat Consort, Suite No. 5 in A Minor

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.

In 2021, Fretwork celebrated its 35th anniversary. In the past three and a half decades they have explored the core repertory of great English consort music, from Taverner to Purcell, and made classic recordings against which others are judged.

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Recorded in St George’s Church, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, UK, from 28th April to 1st May 2021.