Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton / Fretwork - Harmonia Mundi - HAR 507291 -

The second half of the British Viol ensemble Fretwork's debut for Harmonia Mundi is an effort of great discipline and loving critical attention to source material -- not to mention a specially commissioned set of Renaissance viols. The program on this CD is a showcase of song settings from the Offering of Polyphonic Chansons. This selection of works by Flemish, Italian, and French Renaissance composers was assembled by Ottaviani dei Petrucci, and became the first-ever printed collection of part-music. According to the liner notes, it is because of Petrucci and his method that anything at all about early 16th century salon music is known. Petrucci devised an exacting triple process for displaying and printing music -- stave, music, text -- that is still unsurpassed. Fretwork performs with their usual crucial restraint and painstaking attention to the obscure works of major composers such as Obrecht, Isaac, Josquin, Pinarol, Agricola, Caron, and many others. Their approach to the style of music is that of Petrucci, whose notations and methods offered the notion that the singer's requirements need not be uppermost in the scoring of a work for performance. Many composers began to use this model when writing for lute or other strings, but Fretwork plays the catalog here without deference that a human voice was ever scripted into the process at all. Despite the fact that many composers used the voice melody as a model for entrance into a work, Petrucci's scoring and printing offered the primacy of the written musical text and here, in the rondeauxs, "danses chansons," and waltzes, there appears an interplay among the ensemble that extrapolates the entirety of the early 1500s and grafts it onto the sparseness of contemporary time's needs. This music is timeless, the performances stellar, and the sound so exacting you'd swear you were in the room. ~ Thom Jurek

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Anonymous, Spanish : La Spagna

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Written: 14th Century
Studio/Live: Studio

Ghiselin, Johannes : Fors seulement l'attente

Performers: Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Johannes Ghiselin
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1504
Studio/Live: Studio

Agricola, Alexander : Work(s) :: Fors seulement l'attente

Performers: Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Antoine Brumel
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Obrecht, Jacob : Fors seulement l'attente

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Jacob Obrecht
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1504
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : T'andernaken

Performers: Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Erasmus Lapicida
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Agricola, Alexander : Tandernaken

Performers: Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Alexander Agricola
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Obrecht, Jacob : Si sumpsero

Performers: Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1502
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Se congie pris

Performers: Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Numqua fue pena major

Performers: Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Isaac, Heinrich : La morra

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1492
Studio/Live: Studio

Isaac, Heinrich : Tartara

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Henricus Isaac
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1504
Studio/Live: Studio

Isaac, Heinrich : J'ay pris amours

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby
Ensemble: Fretwork
Notes: Arranged: Henricus Isaac
Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: by 1500
Studio/Live: Studio

Obrecht, Jacob : J'ay pris amours

Performers: Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1502
Studio/Live: Studio

Orto, Marbrianus de : Ave Maria gratia plena

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1501
Studio/Live: Studio

Obrecht, Jacob : Tsat een meskin

Performers: Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Boothby
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1501
Studio/Live: Studio

Stokhem, Johannes : Brunette

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Desprez, Josquin : Adieu, mes amours

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1479-1481
Studio/Live: Studio

Dufay, Guillaume : Le serviteur hault guerdonné

Performers: Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Boothby; Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Agricola, Alexander : Si dedero

Performers: Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1480
Studio/Live: Studio

Caron, Philippe : Hellas que pourra devenir

Performers: Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Je suis d'Allemagne

Performers: Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Japart, Jean : Vray dieu d'amours/Sancte Johanes baptista/Ora pro nobis

Performers: Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Ghiselin, Johannes : Favus distillans

Performers: Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous, French : Dit le burguygnon

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Pinarol, Johannes de : Fortuna disperata à 4

Performers: Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Fortuna desperata

Performers: William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 15th Century
Studio/Live: Studio

Desprez, Josquin : Baisez moy, ma doulce amye

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Desprez, Josquin : La Bernardina

Performers: Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Boothby; Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Studio/Live: Studio

Ghizeghem, Hayne van : De tous biens plaine

Performers: Richard Boothby; William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1470-1480
Studio/Live: Studio

Stappen, Crispin van : Beati pacifici/De tous biens plaine

Performers: Julia Hodgson (Strings); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Boothby; Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Agricola, Alexander : De tous biens plaine

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; William Hunt (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Wendy Gillespie (Cittern)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Studio/Live: Studio

Desprez, Josquin : De tous biens playne à 4

Performers: Susanna Pell (Viola da gamba); Richard Boothby; Wendy Gillespie (Cittern); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba); Julia Hodgson (Strings); William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Studio/Live: Studio

Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton / Fretwork

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