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.

1. Suite in F Major from The Little Consort - Pavan (Matthew Locke)
2. Suite in F Major from The Little Consort - Ayre (Matthew Locke)
3. Suite in F Major from The Little Consort - Corant (Matthew Locke)
4. Suite in F Major from The Little Consort - Saraband (Matthew Locke)
5. Pavan in D Minor (Henry Purcell arr J Jeffrey)
6. Fantazia No 1 in D Minor (Henry Purcell)
7. Thou Tun'st This World (from Hail Bright Ceclila) (Henry Purcell)
8. Sonata III in Dm from Sonnata's of III parts - Sonnata-Adagio-Canzona-Adagio-Poco Largo-Allegro (Purcell)
9. Fantazia in G Minor-Major (John Hingeston)
10. Almand in G Minor-Major (John Hingeston)
11. Almand in G Minor-Major (John Hingeston)
12. Prelude No 3 in G Minor (Henry Purcell)
13. Fantazia No 3 in G Minor (Henry Purcell)
14. If Love's a Sweet Passion (from The Fairy Queen) (Henry Purcell arr J Jeffrey)
15. Fantazia in E Minor (John Hingeston)
16. Almande in G Major (John Hingeston)
17. Suite in C Minor from The flat Consort - Fantazie (Matthew Locke)
18. Suite in C Minor from The flat Consort - Courante (Matthew Locke)
19. Suite in C Minor from The flat Consort - Fantazie (Matthew Locke)
20. Suite in C Minor from The flat Consort - Jigg (Matthew Locke)
21. Sonata VI in C Major from Sonnata's III parts - Sonnata - Canzona - Largo - Allegro (Henry Purcell)
22. Fantazia No 2 in F Major (Henry Purcell)
23. Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) (Henry Purcell accomp arr J Jeffrey)
24. Joy To The Person (anon arr David Tayler)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 1/28/2011
Wildcat Viols lives in California USA

Tagged as: Classical, Chamber Music, Baroque, Renaissance, Instrumental, Composer: Henry Purcell, Composer: Matthew Locke, Viola da Gamba

1. Schumann Romances by Gonzalo X Ruiz: baroque oboist extraordinaire
2. Lautenschmaus by Daniel Shoskes: A feast of Baroque lute
3. Dancing in the Isles by Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
4. German Viola da Gamba Sonatas by Ernst Stolz: Renaissance and Baroque beautiful music revealed by Dutch gambist and multi-instrumentalist
5. Cantica by La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
6. Messe a l'usage des Couvents by Craig Hanson: exquisitely moving Baroque organ music
7. Bach and Telemann - Sonatas, Preludes and Fantasias by Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
8. Salutation by Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed
9. Confluentes by Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks: virtuoso viola da gamba
10. Arpeggi by Federico Moscogiuri: Original and evocative lute music
11. JS Bach - Transcriptions for Oboe by Gonzalo X Ruiz: baroque oboist extraordinaire
12. Concerto Barocco by Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
13. Bach arranging and arranged by The Bach Players: baroque instrumental and vocal gems
14. Dances and Suites of Rameau and Couperin by American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
15. Toujours l'Amour by Music of the Spheres: small Baroque chamber ensemble
16. Mozart 4 Quartets for Strings and Winds by American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
17. Ciaconna by Ernst Stolz: Renaissance and Baroque beautiful music revealed by Dutch gambist and multi-instrumentalist
18. Vocal music of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris in the year 1200 by Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
19. SL Weiss on 11 Strings by Paul Berget: renaissance lute, modernized.
20. Instant Fires by Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed

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