Rachel Podger and members of the Brecon Baroque perform Fantasia Suite in A minor 1660: 3. Corant by English 17th century composer John Jenkins.

The work features on the new album The Muses Restor’d, which highlights English instrumental works of the 17th and early 18th centuries by Handel, Lawes, Blow, Locke, Purcell, Schop, Baltzar, Jones, as well as Jenkins.

Led by Podger, the musicians of Brecon Baroque are Reiko Ichise on six-stringed bass viol, Elizabeth Kenny on theorbo and Marcin Świątkiewicz on harpsichord.

The Muses Restor’d is out on Channel Classics from 24 May 2024.

Listen: The Strad Podcast #95: Historical instrument chat with violinist Rachel Podger

Read: Right-arm eloquence: the Germanification of cellist Beatrice Harrison

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