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Biography

London, United Kingdom (1986 – present)

Fretwork is one of the world’s most acclaimed viol consorts. Founded in 1986 in London, UK, the group mainly performs music of the sixteenth through eigtheenth centuries, from Elizabethan English music through the Baroque period. Fretwork have also commissioned modern works for viols and have been in demand for film soundtracks.

Among their frequent guest artists are counter tenor Michael Chance, tenor Charles Daniels, soprano Emma Kirkby, lutenists Jacob Heringman and Christopher Wilson, and keyboardists Paul Nicholson and Timothy Roberts.

Top Tracks

1	The Musical Offering: Ricercar, Bwv 1079 À 6	9
2	The King of Denmarks Galiard from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares	8
3	Prelude & Fugue XI in F major, BWV 880 à 5/à 3 (from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II)	6
4	Agricola: Comme femme desconfortee I	5
5	M. Buctons his Galiard (Susanna Galliard) from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares	4
6	Fantasia in 3 parts (MB 48 No. 8)	3
6	Pavan a 6	3
6	Pavan A 4	3
6	Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria	3
6	Sir John Souch his Galiard from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares	3
6	Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 à 4	3
6	Sir Henry Umptons Funerall from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares	3
13	Canon Triplex, Bwv 1076 À 6	2
13	Go from my window in 6 parts (MB 48 No. 40)	2
13	6-Part In Nomine	2