Fretwork - Matthew Locke: The Little Consort (2022)

In November 2022 Fretwork return for the second installment of their cycle of works by Matthew Locke.
Matthew Locke was born 400 years ago in 1622, and while he is often ranked as one of England’s finest composers, he is still unaccountably neglected: his music may not be as immediately appealing as his immediate successor, Henry Purcell, nor as wide-ranging as William Byrd, yet his forceful musical personality and luxuriant technique place him in the first echelon of English composers, with his works described by Richard Boothby of Fretwork as having a “quixotic, capricious restlessness that is constantly challenging the listener to follow his argument … a thrilling musical ride”. Accompanying Fretwork on continuo for this recording are David Miller (archlute and theorbo) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord).
Tracklist
01. Suite No. 1 in G Minor: I. Pavan
02. Suite No. 1 in G Minor: II Ayre
03. Suite No. 1 in G Minor: III. Courante
04. Suite No. 1 in G Minor: IV. Saraband
05. Suite No. 6 in F Major: I. Pavan
06. Suite No. 6 in F Major: II. Ayre
07. Suite No. 6 in F Major: III. Courante
08. Suite No. 6 in F Major: IV. Saraband
09. Suite No. 2 in C Minor: I. Pavan
10. Suite No. 2 in C Minor: II. Ayre
11. Suite No. 2 in C Minor: III. Courante
12. Suite No. 2 in C Minor: IV. Saraband
13. Suite No. 7 in G Minor: I. Pavan
14. Suite No. 7 in G Minor: II. Ayre
15. Suite No. 7 in G Minor: III. Courante
16. Suite No. 7 in G Minor: IV. Saraband
17. Suite No. 3 in D Minor: I. Pavan
18. Suite No. 3 in D Minor: II. Ayre
19. Suite No. 3 in D Minor: III. Courante
20. Suite No. 3 in D Minor: IV. Saraband
21. Suite No. 8 in A Minor: I. Pavan
22. Suite No. 8 in A Minor: II. Ayre
23. Suite No. 8 in A Minor: III. Courante
24. Suite No. 8 in A Minor: IV. Saraband
25. Suite No. 4 in B-Flat: I. Pavan
26. Suite No. 4 in B-Flat: II Ayre
27. Suite No. 4 in B-Flat: III Courante
28. Suite No. 4 in B-Flat: IV Saraband
29. Suite No. 9 in B-Flat: I. Pavan
30. Suite No. 9 in B-Flat: II. Ayre
31. Suite No. 9 in B-Flat: III. Courante
32. Suite No. 9 in B-Flat: IV. Saraband
33. Suite No. 5 in E Minor: I. Pavan
34. Suite No. 5 in E Minor: II. Ayre
35. Suite No. 5 in E Minor: III. Courante
36. Suite No. 5 in E Minor: IV. Saraband
37. Suite No. 10 in D Minor: I. Pavan
38. Suite No. 10 in D Minor: II. Ayre
39. Suite No. 10 in D Minor: III. Courante
40. Suite No. 10 in D Minor: IV. Saraband