William Brade
1. Almain in G (1609)
2 – 3. Pavan & Galliard (1609)
John Dowland
4. The King of Denmark’s Galliard (1604)
5. Mrs. Nichols Almain (Simpson 1621)
6. The Frog Galliard (c. 1595)
7. Complaint (c. 1590)
8. Lady Laiton’s Almain
9. Pavan in C (Simpson 1621)
10. The Earl of Essex Galliard (1604)
Anon. (c. 1580)
11. Greensleeves
Fabritio Caroso
12. Il Canario (1581)
The Peter Fabritius Lute Book (ms. 1606-08)
13. La Battaglia
14. Galliard
Anon. tune
15. Jeg saa to dejlige Roser staa – An Elegy by Anders Arreboe on the Death of Queen Anna Catherina (1612)
Mogens Pedersøn
16. Pavan in d (ms. c. 1614)
Tobias Hume
17. The King of Denmark’s Health
18. The King of Denmark’s Delight
Mogens Pedersøn
19. Nu bede vi den Helligaand (1620)
20. Pavan in G (ms. c. 1614)
Anon. (ms. c. 1615)
21. The Standing Masque
Johan Steffens
22-23. Pavan & Galliard (1609)
Anon. tun
24. Al verdslig Pragt, Anne Cathrines Vise (1632)
Anon.
25. Grimstock (ms. c. 1595) & Jig (ms. c. 1590)
Gregory Howett
26. Fantasia Graegorii (ms. 1619)
Mogens Pedersøn
27. Min Sjæl nu love Herren (1620)
Christian IV & his music ©
In the beginning of the 162o’s at the peak of his vigorous reign Christian lV had his courtpainter Reinhold Timm paint a picture of one of his instrumental ensembles, consisting of four musicians playing the flute, lute, harp and bass viol (see the cover picture). Two of the dipicted are clearly portraits whereas the two younger persons appear more anonymous. The Irish harpplayer, Derby Skott had been an esteemed courtmusician for some years, and the viol player might well be Thomas Simpson from England. The violist, William Brade, was also at the Danish court at that period, but beeing a man more staid he is not likely to be the violplayer onTimm’s painting which today constitutes the basis of composition of Consortium Hafniense – our only addition beeing the wirestrung bandora, a guitar-like instrument to be found on another contemporary picture of
Danish courtmusicians in the Rosenbotg Castle.
RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 1988
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 307
EAN: 5709499307007
