Playing With Fire - Art of the Renaissance Instrumentalist

• Album Summary
• Notes & Reviews
• Also Purchased
• Works Details

Album Summary

Performers

• Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Christopher Kendall (Lute)
• Thomas Zajac (Triangle)
• Thomas Zajac (Recorder)
• Thomas Zajac
• Robert Eisenstein (Recorder)
• Robert Eisenstein (Viol)
• Grant Herreid (Lute)
• Grant Herreid (Guitar)
• Scott Reiss (Recorder)
• Christopher Kendall (Harp)
• David Douglass (Violin)
• Tina Chancey (Violin)
• Tina Chancey (Viol)

Ensemble

• Folger Consort

Composers

• William Cornysh (circa 1470 - 1523)
• Francisco de la Torre (1483 - 1504)
• Jacques Moderne (circa 1495 - circa 1562)
• Giovanni Bassano (circa 1560 - 1617)
• Diego Ortiz (1510 - circa 1570)
• John Playford (1623 - 1686)
• Anonymous, Mulliner Book
• Anonymous, French
• Anonymous, Spanish
• Pierre Phalèse (circa 1510 - circa 1573)
• Francesco Canova da Milano (1497 - 1543)
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
• Henry VIII, King of England (1491 - 1547)
• Anonymous
• Johannes Ghiselin (circa 1455 - circa 1510)
• Giorgio Mainerio (circa 1535 - 1582)
• Vincenzo Ruffo (circa 1508 - 1587)
• Thomas Morley (circa 1557 - 1602)

Reviews

There are currently no reviews, be the first one!

Also Purchased

Works Details

Anonymous, Mulliner Book : La Shymyze

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Harp); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.

Anonymous, Mulliner Book : La Bounette; la doune cella

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 15th Century

Henry VIII, King of England : Taunder Naken for diverse instruments

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Thomas Zajac; David Douglass (Violin)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Cornysh, William : Fa la Sol for 3 viols

• Performers: Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); David Douglass (Violin); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Thomas Zajac
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 5 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1530

Anonymous, French : Dit le Bourgignon

• Performers: Scott Reiss (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Violin); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Anonymous : Filles a Marier

• Performers: Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort

Torre, Francisco de la : La Spagna

• Performers: Scott Reiss (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Anonymous, Spanish : La Spagna

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); David Douglass (Violin)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 3 sec.
• Written: 14th Century

Ghiselin, Johannes : La Spagna a 4

• Performers: David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Grant Herreid (Guitar)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Moderne, Jacques : Branles de Bourgogne (3)

• Performers: Tina Chancey (Viol); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Grant Herreid (Guitar)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Phalèse, Pierre : Pavane Lesquercarde (from Premier Livre de Danseries)

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); David Douglass (Violin)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Phalèse, Pierre : Laroque Gaillarde

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Grant Herreid (Lute); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Tina Chancey (Viol); Scott Reiss (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Mainerio, Giorgio : Work(s) :: Tedescha

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); David Douglass (Violin)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Mainerio, Giorgio : Work(s) :: Tedescha

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Mainerio, Giorgio : Schiarazula marazula (Il primo libro de balli)

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Bassano, Giovanni : Divisions on "Frais et gaillard"

• Performers: David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Thomas Zajac
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Milano, Francesco da : Fantasia for lute

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); David Douglass (Violin)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Ruffo, Vincenzo : La Gamba for bass & soprano

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Tina Chancey (Viol); David Douglass (Violin); Thomas Zajac; Christopher Kendall (Harp); Tina Chancey (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Ortiz, Diego : Divisions on the Ruggiero bass

• Performers: Thomas Zajac; Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Praetorious, Michael : Philov

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Praetorious, Michael : Courante and Spagnoletta :: Courant

• Performers: Tina Chancey (Viol); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Thomas Zajac
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Praetorious, Michael : Volta

• Performers: Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Christopher Kendall (Harp); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Morley, Thomas : Christes Cross (from "A Plaine and Easie Introduction..."), for consort of instruments

• Performers: Christopher Kendall (Harp); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Christopher Kendall (Lute)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: by 1597

Anonymous : Divisions on Tregian's Ground

• Performers: Scott Reiss (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Lute)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Stingo 01

• Performers: Thomas Zajac (Triangle); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Christopher Kendall (Percussion)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Stingo 02

• Performers: David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Thomas Zajac; Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Thomas Zajac (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Newcastle

• Performers: Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Tina Chancey (Viol); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Violin); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Scott Reiss (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Moll Peatly

• Performers: Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Thomas Zajac; Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Nonesuch

• Performers: Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); David Douglass (Violin); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Viol); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Grant Herreid (Lute); Thomas Zajac
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : The English Dancing Master :: Half Hannikin

• Performers: Thomas Zajac (Recorder); Robert Eisenstein (Recorder); Tina Chancey (Viol); Tina Chancey (Violin); Scott Reiss (Recorder); Christopher Kendall (Lute); Thomas Zajac (Triangle); Christopher Kendall (Percussion); Thomas Zajac; David Douglass (Violin); Christopher Kendall (Harp); Grant Herreid (Lute); Grant Herreid (Guitar); Robert Eisenstein (Viol)
• Ensemble: Folger Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque