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 (C2), 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. Dietmar Berger now lives in Cologne and plays the cello as well as the viola da gamba in renowned ensembles such as the Delos Trio Koln (with Gudrun Hobold, violin, and Hubert Koppel, guitar) both in Germany and abroad; he appears as a soloist on numerous television and CD recordings.

Tracklist:

The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 1. Queen Marie's Dumpe (R.
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 11. A Paven (Mr. Joseph Sherli
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 22. — (Stephen Goodall)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 3. Fortune (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 4. Roben Is To The Greens-Wood
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 13. Preludiu (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 5. Whoope Doe Me No Harme (R.S
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 6. Daphne (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 7. Monusier's Allman (Mr.
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 9. Lachryme (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 11. Solus Cum Sola (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 10. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabos
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 8. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosc
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 8. Salte Pitts (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: 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)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Second Tuning: No. 3. Coranto (R. Sumarte)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 27. Saraband (Mr. Thomas Woods
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 26. — (Mr. Willm Younge)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 17. — (Mr. Elliot, Oxon.
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 16. — (Stephen Goodall)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: 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.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 15. Preludiu (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 12. The Nightingale (R.S.)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 18. — (Mr. Younge)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Second Tuning: No. 4. The King's Maske (R. S
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: No. 25. Preludiu (Mr. Rich. Sumart
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 7. An Almaine (Mr. Joseph Sher
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 14. Coranto (G. Willis)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 13. A Saraband (Willm. Kinglak
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 Gerrard
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 Ferrabosc
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The Third Tuning: No. 3. Coranto (Alphonso Ferrabosc
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)
The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": The First Tuning: 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 You

UPC: 747313286379
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7.31.12
Format: CD

Dietmar Berger - Manchester Gamba Book C 1660 / Various (2 CD)