Con arte e maestria: Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the Italian Baroque Fifty Scott is joined by the

Scott is joined by the celebrated pianist Steven Devine and renowned soprano Lucy Crowe

whose music is at various times sensual

Selected from across Marais’ five volumes of Pièces de Viole

Penderecki’s Cadenza for solo viola is a sharp stylistic contrast

David Brooker (tenor viola)

Con arte e maestria: Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the Italian Baroque Fifty Scott is joined by theOliver Webber (violin) Steven Devine (harpsichord & organ) The decades around 1600 bore witness to the flourishing of a remarkable musical tradition: the art of diminution, in which simple melodies were given exquisitely virtuosic embellishments, effectively creating new works. One such creation, Francesco Rognonis ornamentation of Palestrinas Io son ferito, was captioned con arte e maestria with art and mastery referring to the consummate