La la hö hö: Sixteenth-Century Viol Music for the Richest Man in the World

Featuring

David Hatcher
Asako Morikawa
Alison Kinder
Claire Horáček
Linarol Consort
Heinrich Isaac

Pierre de La Rue
Adam Rener
Josquin des Prez
Anonymous
Paul Hofhaimer
Antoine Brumel
Pierre Alamire
Ludwig Senfl

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Recording & Production

The recording is based on a manuscript (Vienna Ms. 18-810) that was not widely known and for which no complete modern edition was available, prompting the transcriber to create one.

Instruments

The Linarol Consort was formed to explore the sound of a unique tenor viol, 'SAM66', made by Francesco Linarol in Venice around the mid-sixteenth century, which is the sole surviving viol by him.

Interpretation

The Linarol Consort recorded using Sylvestro Ganassi's Regola Terza, a common tuning method where each viol is tuned a fourth above the other.

Historical Context

Many compositions in the manuscript are by leading musical figures from the court of Emperor Maximilian I, a music-loving patron of the arts in the Holy Roman Empire.

Composer Biography

Ludwig Senfl, a prolific German song composer, maintained a secret correspondence with Martin Luther and Duke Albrecht of Prussia, despite working for Catholic courts.

Historical Context

The manuscript, Vienna Ms. 18-810, was once part of the library of the Fuggers of Augsburg, the wealthiest German merchants of the sixteenth century, led by Jacob Fugger 'The Rich'.