Fairest Isle

performed by Wildcat Viols (Wildcat Viols, 2011), 1 hour 10 mins

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Field of Interest: Classical Music
Description: The San Francisco Bay Area's exciting new ensemble, Wildcat Viols, mines the richest vein of the viol da gamba consort repertoire. On this recording you'll hear the astounding music of Henry Purcell and Matthew Locke, the last great masters of English viol music.
In this, their debut recording, the three women of Wildcat Viols, occasionally joining forces with the delicious soprano voice of Catherine Webster, luxuriate in the daring and passionate sound-world of 17th-century England. By turns quirky, languid, exuberant, sensuous, virtuosic, and always sublime, this music represents the final flowering of England's remarkable viol ensemble repertoire, in which finely-crafted Renaissance equanimity gives way to the dramatic volatility of the Baroque - with a distinctively British accent.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 10 mins
Ensemble: Wildcat Viols
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Piece
Label: Wildcat Viols
Date Recorded: 2010
Release Date: 2011-01-28
Subject: Classical Music, Music & Performing Arts