Serenissima: Music From Renaissance Europe on Venetian viols

A disc of journeying and exploration, paying homage to the pan-European tendencies of the period. The Rose Consort of Viols, already acclaimed for their recordings of later English repertoire, have been inspired by viol-maker Richard Jones's reconstructions of a Venetian instrument by Francesco Linarol - the earliest viol surviving from the sixteenth century - and trace a path from the viol's northern Italian origins to England, where it found a particularly welcome home at the turn of the 1600s.

'exceptional and ground-breaking ... It's a real thrill to acknowledge that using the instrumental technology of the period has such a profoundly positive effect on the music' - Early Music Review

'well-nigh flawless ... Restrained, refined readings, informed by a deep understanding of the viol and its repertoire' - BBC Music Magazine, CHAMBER MUSIC CHOICE

"This musical kaleidoscope turns through dark hued reflections and light-filled reveries...Technically, the Rose Consort is well-nigh flawless, and these restrained, refined readings, informed by a deep understanding of the viol and its repertoire, evoke the finesse and grace of the celebrated Renaissance courts." (BBC Music Five Stars)