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Jun 2, 2017 · Orlando Gough: The World Encompassed by Fretwork & Simon Callow on Apple Music. Fretwork, Simon Callow. CLASSICAL · 2017. Preview. When Francis Drake circumnavigated the world from 1577–80, he took a consort of four viola players to boost morale and culture.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 CD release of "The World Encompassed: Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation Of The Globe, 1577-80" on Discogs.
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Between the prose, the composer, Orlando Gough, and the intrepid viol consort, Fretwork, have conducted their own musical circumnavigation of the 16th-century world. It’s known that among the...
- Chief Culture Writer, The Times
On this recording, extracts from the narrative are interspersed with and bleed into the music, read with character by Simon Callow. Having it definitely helps, even if, like Brahms’ Schöne Magelone , the narrative mostly fills in gaps between the music.
This premiere recording is interspersed with narration from The World Encompassed, one of the first literary accounts of the journey, read by Simon Callow.
Jun 16, 2017 · Orlando Gough has created a 90-minute work retelling their story. Extracts from an account written by Drake’s nephew are read by Simon Callow.
May 23, 2017 · Fretwork have commissioned Orlando Gough (Birds on Fire) to use these scant facts to create a journey in sound that charts Drake's remarkable feat. Music from the 16th century prior to Drake's departure is woven seamlessly into a through-composed piece of music lasting 70 minutes.
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