Music to Hear

With music for lyra-viol and viola da gamba from 1609, Richard Boothby continues his highly acclaimed exploration of early English viol repertoire with parts 2 & 3. Together with Sam Stadlen and Jo Levine, Boothby performs Ferrabosco's Lessons for 1, 2 & 3 Viols. Together with Sam Stadlen and Jo Levine, Boothby performs Ferrabosco's Lessons for 1, 2 & 3 Viols - a rich series of pavans, almaines, galliards and corantos that illustrate the expressive power of Jacobean consort music. These pieces demonstrate Ferrabosco's ingenuity and refinement at the heart of the early 17th-century English court. Recorded with historical instruments and gut strings, this release captures the depth, intimacy and quiet brilliance of the music. Richard Boothby has played the viola da gamba since 1977, after spontaneously receiving a tenor viola da gamba in his hands. After studying with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, he founded the Purcell Quartet in 1984 and Fretwork in 1985.