# Fretwork with Iestyn Davies

These stars of the early music world dazzle in a striking range of repertoire spanning four centuries. Included are pieces by Byrd, Purcell and Jenkins from the heyday of the viol. Arias from Handel's "Giulio Cesare" and a vocal concerto by Johann Christoph Bach offer a spotlight for Iestyn Davies. Partnered with what has been called with "the finest viol consort on the planet," Davies conjures breathtaking colors and timbres: a palette perfect for a moment in the sunlit stillness of Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Silent Noon." Program: \[0:25\] Introduction by Susan Vita, Chief, Music Division; \[07:00\] William Byrd (c. 1540-1623): My mind to me, Fantasia "Two parts in one", Ye Sacred Muses, Browning; \[26:10\] Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): The Sky Above, Silent Noon\[33:30\]; Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625): Fantasia in Four Parts; \[39:00\] J.C. Bach (1735-1782): Lamento; \[48:30\] Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613): Beltà poi che t'assenti, Dolcissima mia vita, Sparge la notte; \[1:00:00\] Henry Lawes (1596-1662): Consort Set in A minor - Fantazy, Fantazy, Aire; \[1:09:00\] John Jenkins (1592-1678): Fantasia in Five Parts; \[1:14:00\] George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Giàl'ebro mio ciglio, Passacaille, Piangerò; \[1:31:00\] Encore: Henry Purcell 1659-1695): Music for a whilel.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2019
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697448/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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