Music For Windy Instruments
Sounds from The Court of James I
The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound....
Music For Windy Instruments
Sounds from The Court of James I
The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
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The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound....
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Celebrating their 25th anniversary, illustrious period brass group The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble joins Resonus with an illuminating recording of works that would have been heard at the court of England’s James I. Taken from an extant set of part books from this period of the Royal Music, now housed in Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, ECSE’s programme explores the repertoire known to have been performed in the royal household, including many composers from the European continent.
Contents and tracklist
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
- The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
Awards and reviews
October 2018
The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound. It's difficult not to smile, the group’s sonorous burblings the sonic equivalent of a friendly hug. A smattering of harpsichord pieces completes the sequence. Impeccable sound, too, the church acoustic just resonant enough.
