The soft and gentle tone of the renaissance recorder is particularly suited to the pieces contained in the present volume, because they were in all probability originally composed for violas (with the exception of the twelve canzonettas by Thomas Morley, which are vocal pieces). However, the greater range of some of the works means that they can be performed without difficulty only on a modern recorder. To accommodate the range of the instrument transpositions into keys amenable to the alto reco...

Gibbons Christopher, Fantasia · Gibbons Christopher, Fantasia · Gibbons Christopher, Fantasia · Coperario Giovanni, Fantasia · White William, Fantasia · Byrd William, Gloria tibi Trinitas · Morley Thomas, La Girandola (aus den 9 Fantasien) · Morley Thomas, Il Lamento (aus den 9 Fantasien) · Morley Thomas, La Sampogna (aus den 9 Fantasien) · Morley Thomas, La Sirena (aus den 9 Fantasien) · Morley Thomas, Zweistimmige Kanzonen · Morley Thomas, Zweistimmige Kanzonen · Morley Thomas, Zweistimmige Ka...