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The repertory for viol consort of the Stuart age in England consists of fantasias and miscellaneous pieces whose dense, continuous polyphony conveys a sonic and social ideal of Concord and harmony. It also expresses the confusion of a period of disorder and anxiety ('distracted tymes') traversed by political, religious and philosophical upheavals that heralded the end of an era. This program from the Ricercar Consort and Philippe Pierlot offers resonances for our own times, with their transformations and uncertainties. Album Tracks 1. Tomkins InchA Sad Paven for These Distracted Tymes, MB 53Inch 2. Coleman Fantasia, VDGS No.1 3. Lawes Fantasie Second, VDGS 573 4. Lawes Pavin First, VDGS 563 5. Lawes Almaine, VDGS 564 6. Bull Fantasia, FVB 38 7. Ward Fantasia a 5 No.2 InchLa RondinellaInch 8. Coleman Fantasia, VDGS No.2 9. Brewer Fantasia, VDGS No.4 10. Lawes Consort Set No.6 for Six Viols - Pavin, VDGS 84 11. Bull Fantasia, FVB 108 12. Lawes Fantasie First, VDGS 567 13. Lawes Serabrand, VDGS 569 14. Lawes Humour, VDGS 568 15. Coleman Fantasia, VDGS No.3 16. Lawes Consort Set No.10 for Six Viols - Fantazia, VDGS 97 17. Lawes Consort Set No.10 for Six Viols - Fantazia, VDGS 98 18. Lawes Consort Set No.10 for Six Viols - in Nominy, VDGS 99 19. Lawes Consort Set No.10 for Six Viols - Aire, VDGS 100
