The Excellency of Hand: English Viola da Gamba Duos From the Hills the Berkeley Ensemble present septets

the Berkeley Ensemble present septets and octets inspired by Beethoven's Septet and Schubert's Octet

Audrey Riley

including many composers from the continent

highlighting Ye’s ability to blend traditional Chinese elements with Western classical music

cohesive portrait in which solo brilliance and symphonic imagination are fused with striking assurance and colour

The Excellency of Hand: English Viola da Gamba Duos From the Hills the Berkeley Ensemble present septetsRobert Smith (viola da gamba) Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) Following on from his critically acclaimed recording of solo English viola da gamba works (Tickle the Minikin), founder member of Fantasticus, Robert Smith, returns with this album of English works for viola da gamba duo. Smith is joined in this collaboration by the prolific and celebrated gambist Paolo Pandolfo. Featuring a selection of seventeenth century repertoire from Christopher