Je Ne Puis Eviter
Diminutions on Vestiva I Colli
Cosi Le Chiome Mie
Venus' Birds
Bransle De La Torche Xv
Slap O Zoete Slap
Diminutions on O Dolce Nocte
When Daphne from Fair Phoebus Did Fly
Vestiva I Colli
Spagnolette
Susanne Ung Jour
Prelude
Ancor Che Col Partire
Paradizo
Toccata Nona
Diverse Bizarrie Sopra La Vecchia Sarabanda O Pur Ciaccona

‘Vestiva: not only our red thread throughout the album, referring to one of our favourite madrigal hits Vesti va i colli, but also a metaphorical motto: “dressing up” the music with colours, diminutions, trilli, accenti… (as the hills, the colli, in the original madrigal text are dressed up with fl owers) in the balancing act of pure fl exibility and absolute punctuality or momentum – creating spoken “words” with a minimal, reduced instrumentation and without actual sung text. Working in this minimal, fragile and inimate instrumental setting with lute, harp and recorders while trying to reach maximum expression is an absolute challenge and pure joy.’

(Lux Musicae London)