Various Composers - Consort of Two (Thoroddsen Coto Duo)

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1. John Johnson - How can the tree
2. Anonymus - La vecchia pavan
3. Anonymus - La vecchia galliard
4. Anonymus - Alas, alack
5. Anonymus - De la tromba pavan
6. Sergio Coto Blanco - De la tromba galliard
7. Sergio Coto Blanco - My prime of youth
8. John Dowland - Forlorn hope fancy
9. Richard Allison - The spring is past
10. Anthony Holborne - Last will and testament
11. Anonymus - Scottish hunt's up
12. John Marchant - Fantasy
13. John Johnson - Pavan
14. Nicholas Strogers - Galliard
15. Anonymus - The saint I serve
16. John Sturt - Prelude
17. Baruch Bulman - A paven
18. Anonymus - A fantasie for two lutes
19. Anonymus - A toy for two lutes
20. John Bennet - Venus birds

Thoroddsen Coto Duo

    Sólveig Thoroddsen Jónsdóttir, harp & voice

    Sergio Coto Blanco, lute

Date: 2025

Label: Arcantus

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The reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603) and her successor James I (1603–1625) saw a golden age of English lute music. This enchanting compilation of the album Consort of two by the Icelandic harpist and singer Sólveig Thoroddsen Jónsdóttir and the Costa Rican lutenist Sergio Coto Blanco dates from this period. Aside from solo literature, the repertoire here presented includes lute duos – a combination that gained great popularity in the 16th century. Here the works are played with lute and triple harp. This is based on the long tradition of harps and lutes playing together, as shown in images as early as the 15th century. Particularly noteworthy are the four works in the genre of consort songs (lute, harp and voice), which have a special charm thanks to the clear voice of Sólveig Thoroddsen Jónsdóttir – well worth listening to!

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