JOHN WARD (1571-1638) : Consort music for five and six viols
Fantasia No. 1 a6
Fantasia No. 3 a6
Fantasia No. 6 a6
Fantasia No. 2 a6
Fantasia No. 4 a6
Fantasia No. 5 a6
Fantasia No. 7 a6
In Nomine No. 1 a6
Fantasia No. 1 a5 Dolce Languir
Fantasia No. 2 a5 La Rondinella
Fantasia No. 3 a5
Fantasia No. 4 a5
Fantasia No. 5 a5
Fantasia No. 6 a5
Fantasia No. 7 a5
Fantasia No. 8 a5
Fantasia No. 9 a5
Fantasia No. 10 a5
Fantasia No. 11 a5 Cor Mio
Fantasia No. 13 a5 Non fu senze
Fantasia No. 12 a5 Leggiadra sei
In Nomine a5
In Nomine No. 2 a6
Phantasm:
Laurence Dreyfus - treble viol and director
Wendy Gillespie - treble and tenor viols
Jonathan Manson - tenor viol
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola - bass viol
Guest Musicians:
Emilia Benjamin - tenor viol
Mikko Perkola - bass viol
Recorded at Wadham College Chapel, Oxford on the 15th - 18th March 2009
SACD Hybrid
CD STEREO/ SACD STEREO/ SACD SURROUND
Produced and Engineered by Philip Hobbs
Recorded in the warm acoustic of Wadham College Chapel, Oxford this recording reveals works that seduce the listener with lyrical melodies and music of great charm. Phantasm's rare ability to produce such a richly expressive unified sound allows the subtlety and elegance in Ward's music to be fully realised.
John Ward (1571-1638) was a noted madrigalist and contemporary of Gibbons. His viol music is of further interest due to an abundance of historical references to Pavans, Italian 'madrigalisms' and plainsong (the latter demonstrated in Ward's three examples of the In Nomine). Phantasm, founded in 1994, catapulted into international prominence when its debut CD won a Gramophone Award for the Best Baroque Instrumental Recording of 1997. Since then, Phantasm has released ten further recordings, won several awards, and become recognised as the most exciting viol consort active on the world scene today. Critics have called their performances and recordings: 'intoxicating', 'revelatory', 'electrifying', 'interpretations pervaded by a truly burning spirit'.
