Since you are interested in The Second Service & Consort Anthems, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Fretwork
Harmonice Musices Odhecaton [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] Gramophone Award Nomination 2002 - Early music / Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine March 2002 |
TOMKINS
Above the Starrs: Verse Anthems & Consort Music Fretwork, Emma Kirkby-soprano, Catherine King-alto, Charles Daniels-tenor, Donald Greig-baritone, Richard Wistreich-bass, Jo [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2003 ] " Fretwork's considerable experience in this kind of repertoire shows in these faultlessly assured performances. A clear and attractive recorded sound completes a most accomplished release." - Gramophone |
TAVENER
The Hidden Face Fretwork, Michael Chance [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Nov/2001 ] "Fretwork is a natural for this ecstatic baroque sounding music. The title piece, scored for viols, oboe and countertenor, is exotically beautiful and the other two Tavener pieces 'Nipson' and 'Apokatastasis' are more of the same." - San Francisco... |
WILLIAM BYRD
Consort Songs Fretwork with Emma Kirkby (soprano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] "This is a varied well-chosen programme, beautifully sung and played. Kirkby and Fretwork complement each other both in style and timbre." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
AGRICOLA.
Chansons & Viol Music Michael Chance (countertenor) / Fretwork [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Sep/2006 ] Fretwork commemorates the 500th anniversary of the death of Alexander Agricola with this programme of his secular music, songs (sung by Michael Chance), and a first recording of Fabrice Fitch's agricologies - a cycle inspired by the Renaissance master |