Tickle the Minikin Robert Smith

• 1 I. Prelude 01:18
• 2 II. Allemande 02:21
• 3 III. Courante 01:19
• 4 IV. Carillon 04:17
• 5 V. Air 02:05
• 6 VI. Allemande And Sarabande 01:57
• 7 VII. Thumping Almaine 01:24
• 8 I. Allemande 02:11
• 9 II. Allemande 01:38
• 10 III. Sarabande 01:32
• 11 I. Prelude and Lancashire Pipes 03:11
• 12 II. Kate of Hardie, Piggies of Rumsey and Lancashire Pipes 01:40
• 13 I. Almaine 02:52
• 14 II. Courante 01:59
• 15 III. Allemande 02:02
• 16 IV. Courante 01:26
• 17 V. Courante 01:35
• 18 I. Prelude 01:41
• 19 II. Allemande 01:33
• 20 III. Courante 01:38
• 21 IV. Courante 01:26
• 22 V. Sarabande 00:39
• 23 VI. Allemande 02:41
• 24 VII. Courante 01:25
• 25 VIII. Sarabande 01:20
• 26 I. Air 01:44
• 27 II. Air 01:12
• 28 Jemmye 05:40
• 29 I. Courante 01:09
• 30 II. Allemande 01:41
• 31 III. Sarabande 00:32
• 32 IV. Allemande 01:24
• 33 V. Courante 01:14
• 34 VI. Sarabande 00:37
• 35 VII. Air 02:03
• Total Runtime 01:04:26

Info for Tickle the Minikin

Viola da gambist and founder member of the acclaimed Baroque trio Fantasticus Robert Smith makes his solo recording debut with a fascinating programme of 17th-century works for lyra viol. Employing new editions prepared by the performer, the majority of this stunning recital is from English composers and was sourced from a manuscript collection of mysterious origin housed in the British Library.

Containing a varied array of composers, styles as well as unusual tunings, Smith's polished virtuoso performances showcase the obvious accomplishments of the original owner and compiler of this valuable collection including music from such names as John Jenkins, Thomas Mace, Dietrich Steffkins, Simon Ives & Charles Coleman.

Robert Smith, viola da gamba

Robert Smith
is an English viola da gambist and baroque cellist. In 2012 he won the Bach-Abel Viola da Gamba Competition in Köthen, taking the First Prize, Audience Prize and Special Prize. His performance of a heavy-metal transcription of a Metallica song was especially noted.

Robert’s ensemble, Fantasticus, has received wide critical acclaim for its recent recordings of stylus fantasticus and French Baroque music. In 2013 his playing was described by The Strad as, ‘Intensely expressive, highly dramatic.’

Robert studied Viola de Gamba with Mieneke van der Velden (Amsterdam) and Paolo Pandolfo (Basel). He also studied Baroque cello with Wouter Möller, Jaap ter Linden and Viola da Hoog. He was principal cellist with the European Union Baroque Orchestra in 2005/6.

Robert currently plays with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Fantasticus, amongst many other groups. In 2010 he won the second prize in the International Baroque Soloist competition in Brunnenthal, Austria. In ensembles he received several prizes in the Bruges Musica Antiqua Competition and the Van Wassenaer Competition (Amsterdam).

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