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The Manchester Gamba Book is the largest extant manuscript of 17th century viol music, now kept in the Watson music collection in Manchester. Different in many regards from the later cello, the secrets of viola da gamba performance style are revealed in this priceless volume, including Gervise Gerrarde’s Paven, the most richly ornamented piece in the instrument’s literature. Other contributions include settings of popular English songs of the period, and from otherwise unknown musicians such as Stephen Goodall and Richard Sumarte.
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 1. Queen Marie's Dumpe (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 11. A Paven (Mr. Joseph Sherlie)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 22. — (Stephen Goodall)
No. 3. Fortune (R.S.)
No. 4. Roben is to the greens-woode gon (R.S.)
No. 13. Preludiu (R.S.)
No. 5. Whoope doe me no harme (R.S.)
No. 6. Daphne (R.S.)
No. 7. Monusier's Allman (Mr. R. Sumarte)
No. 9. Lachryme (R.S.)
No. 11. Solus cum sola (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 10. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosco)
No. 8. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosco)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 8. Salte pitts (R.S.)
No. 21. — (Mr. Elliot, Oxon.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 12. A Thumpe (Mr. Tho Martine)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 19. — (Stephen Goodall)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Second Tuning
No. 2. A Coranto (G. Gerrarde)
No. 3. Coranto (R. Sumarte)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 27. Saraband (Mr. Thomas Woodson)
No. 26. — (Mr. Willm Younge)
No. 17. — (Mr. Elliot, Oxon.)
No. 16. — (Stephen Goodall)
No. 2. What if a Daye
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Second Tuning
No. 1. Malte Man (Mr. R. Sumarte)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 6. — (Gervise Gerrarde)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 10. The Buildings (R.S.)
No. 15. Preludiu (R.S.)
No. 12. The Nightingale (R.S.)
No. 18. — (Mr. Younge)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Second Tuning
No. 4. The King's Maske (R. Sumarte)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 25. Preludiu (Mr. Rich. Sumarte)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 7. An Almaine (Mr. Joseph Sherlie)
No. 14. Coranto (G. Willis)
No. 13. A Saraband (Willm. Kinglake)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Thirteenth Tuning
No. 4. — (John Jenkins)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Eleventh Tuning
No. 1. Almaine (John Jenkins)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 15. Paven (Mr. Gervise Gerrarde)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 14. Preludium (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning
No. 5. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosco)
No. 3. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosco)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Tenth Tuning
No. 9. Saraband (John Jenkins)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 23. — (Stephen Goodall)
No. 20. — (Stephen Goodall)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Sixteenth Tuning
No. 1.
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning
No. 24. A Sarabande (Mr. Willm Younge)
9th July 2012
“Here's one for the specialist...Dietmar Berger plays with admirable commitment but it's heavy going for all but the most avid devotee.”
October 2012
“This recording is a considerable achievement by any standard. Berger plays cleanly, his warm tone resonantly captured here. His command of diversions and the ornamentation is impressive even if his intonation occasionally falters.”
No. 1. Queen Marie's Dumpe (R.S.)
