Featuring sultry and toe-tapping renditions of familiar works by Marin Marais and Diego Ortiz, the trio plumbs the pathos of the Italian renaissance with moving performances of Riccardo Rognioni and Belloferonte Castaldi, as well as jovial works from 17th century England by Christopher Simpson and Nicola Matteis.

1. Recercada segunda sobre (La Spagna) from Tratado de Glosas (Diego Ortiz)
2. Recercada Ottava sobre La Gamba Recercada Quarta sobre La Gamba from Tratado de Glosas (Diego Ortiz)
3. Recercada tercera sobre (Doulce memoire) from Tratado de Glosas (Diego Ortiz)
4. Recercada primera sobre el passamezzo antiguo from Tratado de Glosas (Diego Ortiz)
5. Recercada segunda sobre el passamezzo moderno from Tratado de Glosas (Diego Ortiz)
6. Ancor Che Col Partire Modo Facile from Passaggi per potersi essercitare (Riccardo Rognoni)
7. La Folia from Capricci (Bellerofonte Castaldi)
8. Ancor Che Col Partire Per la Viola Bastarda from Passaggi per potersi essercitare (Riccardo Rognoni)
9. Prelude In D Major from The Division Viol (Christopher Simpson)
10. Division In G Major from The Division Viol (Christopher Simpson)
11. Johnny cock thy beaver (a Scotch tune to a ground) from The Division Violin (Traditional)
12. Prelude Aria Aria from The False Consonances of Musick (Nicola Matteis)
13. Chacone from Pieces de theorbe et de luth (Robert de Visee)
14. Les Folies D'espagne from Pieces de viole deuxieme livre (Marin Marais)
15. Chaconne in F Major from Pieces de viole troisieme livre (Marin Marais)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 09/09/2013
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Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Renaissance, Instrumental, Composer: Bellerofonte Castaldi, Composer: Christopher Simpson, Composer: Diego Ortiz, Composer: Marin Marais, Composer: Nicola Matteis, Composer: Riccardo Rognoni, Composer: Robert de Visee, Lute

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